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NEW YORKSHIRE GAZETTEER; 



TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. 



ABB 

Abberford, W. R. (5) a parish, 
township, and market-town, in the wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, b£ miles S. W. 
from Tadcaster, 16 S. W. from York, 
186 from London; inhabitants, 579; 
a vicarage, value 61. Is. Hd.; patron, 
Oriel College, Oxford. Corn market, 
Monday; market, Wednesday, but dis- 
continued; fairs, the last Mondays in 
April and May, first Monday in Octo- 
ber, first Monday after October 18, 
first Monday after November 1 . Part 
of the township is in the adjoining pa- 
rish of Sherburn. On the site of the 
school endowed by lady Elizabeth Hast- 
ings, in 1738, a national school, on the 
Madras system, has been erected. Ab- 
berford is pleasantly situated on a lime- 
stone soil, near the small river Cock, 
and on the line of the ancient high 
Roman road. It is a long straggling 
town; in Camden's time it was noted 
for its manufacture of pins, "in great 
request among the ladies," which has 
long since fallen to decay. A mile 
north, are the vestiges of an ancient 
fortification, called Castle Cary, sup- 
posed to be of Norman erection ; and 
at no great distance is Becca Hall, 
the seat of W. Markham, Esq. ; near 
which is a farm-house, once an inn, 
called the Black Horse, noticed by to- 



ABD 

pographers on the account that one 
Nevison, a notorious highwayman, in 
the reign of Charles II., here baited 
his mare, that carried him from Lon- 
don to York between sun-rise and 
sun-set, which feat procured him an 
acquittal, when tried for the robbery 
which he had committed early in the 
morning of that extraordinary day, by 
enabling him to plead successfully an 
alibi. The parish of Abberford contains 
the townships of Parlington and Stur- 
ton Grange. Entire population, 900. 

Abbotside, High, N. R. (I) a 
township in the parish of Aysgarth, 
wapentake of Hang West, 1 mile N. 
from Hawes ; inhabitants, 641. This 
township is situated on the north bank 
of the River Ure, and is the region of 
several beautiful waterfalls ; and it con- 
tains also the source of the River Ure» 

Abbotside, Low,N.R. (1) a town- 
ship in the parish of Aysgarth, wapen- 
take of Hang West, 3 miles N.E. from 
Hawes; inhabitants, 181. Whitfield 
Gill, in which is the picturesque water- 
fall called Whitfield Force, divides the 
townships of High and Low Abbotside, 
which are districts, not villages. 

Abdy, W.R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Brampton Bierlow, parish 
of Wath upon Dearn, wapentake of 



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Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles N. from 
Rotherham. 

Acaster Malbis, (5) a parish 
and township in the Ainsty, 4£ miles 
S. from York ; inhabitants, 291 ; a 
vicarage, value 51. 6s. 5%d. ; patron, 
Paul Beilby Thompson, Esq. This 
parish contains the township of Na- 
burn, in the wapentake of Ouse and 
Derwent. Entire population, 657. 

Acaster Selby, (5) a township 
in the parish of Stillingfleet, wapen- 
take of Ouse and Derwent ; but Acaster 
itself is situated in the Ainsty, on the 
west side of the river Ouse, 6 miles S. 
from York. Inhabitants, 188. This 
village was formerly a part of the pos- 
sessions of the Abbot of Selby. 

Acklam, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 7 miles S. from Malton ; inha- 
bitants, 389; a vicarage, value 5/.; 
patron, the Chancellor of York Cathe- 
dral. This parish contains the township 
of Leavening. Entire population, 788. 

Acklam, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 5 miles N. E. from Yarm ; in- 
habitants, 105 ; a chapelry to the ad- 
joining parish of Stainton. Acklam 
Hall is the seat of Thomas Hustler, Esq. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Linthorpe and Middlesborough. En- 
tire population, 341. 

Ackton, or Aikton, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Featherstone, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross ; but Ack- 
ton itself is in the wapentake of Agbrigg, 
3§ miles W. from Pontefract. Inhabi- 
tants, 72. Ackton Hall is the seat of 
Sir Edmund Mark Winn, Bart. 

Ac k worth, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 3§ miles S.W. from Pontefract; 
inhabitants, 1575 ; a rectory, value 
22/. 1*. 0%d. ; patron, the King, as 
Duke of Lancaster. This place, stand- 
ing on a moor, is nominally divided 
into the two villages of High and Low 
Ackworth, and is much celebrated for 



its Quaker school. In the year 1777, 
the premises, then an appendage to the 
Foundling Hospital of London, with 
85 acres of land, were purchased by 
the Society of Friends, for the purpose 
of instituting a seminary for the edu- 
cation of youth in the more humble 
classes of their persuasion at a mode- 
rate price. The number of pupils is 
limited to 180 boys, and 120 girls : as 
might be expected, the greatest order 
and decorum are observable through- 
out the establish msnt. The parish 
contains many handsome residences. — 
Ackworth Park the seat of John Petyt, 
Esq ; Ackworth Grange, Richard Wil- 
son, Esq. ; Ackworth Lodge, Rev. Geo. 
Maddison ; Ackworth Moortop, Tho- 
mas Gee, Esq. ; and Houndhill Hall, 
Mrs. Bland. 

Acomb, (5) a parish and town- 
ship in the Ainsty, 2\ miles S. W. from 
York ; inhabitants, 733 ; a vicarage, 
value 31. 9s. 2d.; patron, the Rev. 
Thomas Tireman. Acomb Grange is 
the scat of John Jolly, Esq. : the pa- 
rish contains the township of Knapton. 
Entire population, 870. 

Acre Ings, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Newton Mulgrave, pa- 
rish of Lythe, wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 8 miles N. W. from Whitby. 

Addingham, W.R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 5 miles S. E. from Skipton ; in- 
habitants, 1570 ; a rectory, value 91. 
7s. $%d. ; patron, Mrs. Mary Cunliffe. 
Here are several worsted and cotton 
manufactories. The church is one of 
the neatest in Craven ; and, with its 
ancient parsonage-house, stands at an 
agreeable distance from the village, 
near the river Wharfe. Farfield Hall, 
in this township, is the seat of W. 
Cunliffe, Esq. This parish contains 
part of the township of Beamsley. 
Entire population, 1650. 

Addle, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township with Eccup, in the wapentake 
of Skyrack, 6 miles N. W. from Leeds ; 



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inhabitants, 699 ; a rectory, value 
16/. 3*. 4d. ; patron, in right of his 
wife, W. G. Davy, Esq. Addle church 
was built in the eleventh century, and 
is one of the most perfect specimens 
of the early style of Norman archi- 
tecture in England. The beautifully 
enriched circular arched entrance, on 
the south side, is deservedly admired. 
In the year 1702, the traces of a Roman 
town were discovered in the adjacent 
moor ; with many fragments of urns 
and pottery, and an aqueduct in stone. 
The parish contains the township of 
Arthington. Entire population, 1028. 

Addleborough Hill, N. R. (1) 
a hamlet in the township of Bainbridge, 
parish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, 9 miles W. from Middleham. 

Addlethorpe, W. R. (5) ahamlet 
in the township and parish of Spof- 
forth, wapentake of Claro, 2§ miles 
W. from Wetherby. 

Adlingfleet, W. R. (9) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 9 miles S. E. from How- 
den ; inhabitants, 256 ; a vicarage, 
value 9/. 12s. lid. ; patron, the King. 
This village is situated near the junction 
of the Trent with the Humber. The 
parish contains the townships of Fock- 
erby, Haldenby, and Eastoft. Entire 
population, 431. 

Admergill, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Brockden, parish of 
Barnoldswick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
3 miles S. from Gisburn. 

Adw Alton, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Drighlington, parish 
of Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 6 miles 
S. W. from Leeds. Here was formerly 
a market on Thursdays, now disused ; 
fairs, February 6, March 9, Thursday 
in Easter week, Thursday fortnight 
after Easter, Whit Thursday, and every 
Thursday fortnight after till Michael- 
mas, for lean cattle, November 5, and 
December 23. On Adwalton moor a 
battle was fought, in 1642, between the 
Earl of Newcastle, who commanded 



the royalist army, and Lord Fairfax 
the parliamentary general; in which 
the latter was defeated. The only cir- 
cumstance likely to be remembered in 
this affair is, that Lady Fairfax, who 
accompanied her husband, on horse- 
back, was taken prisoner, but was 
gallantly sent back by Newcastle, in 
his own coach. 

Adwick in the Street, W. R. 
(8) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles N. W. from Doncaster ; inhabit- 
ants, 346 ; a vicarage, value 4/. l3sAd. ; 
patron, J. Fullerton, Esq. Near the vil- 
lage, is the Red House, an inn ; and also 
Woodlands, the seat of Mrs. Waterton. 
The parish contains the township of 
Hampole with Stubbs. Entire popu- 
lation, 486. 

Adwick upon Dearn, W. R. (8) 
a parish and township in the wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles N. E. 
from Rotherham; inhabitants, 168; 
a perpetual curacy ; patron, EarlMan- 
vers, to whom the entire place, except 
one small freehold, belongs. 

Agbrigg, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Warmfield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 mile S. E. 
from Wakefield. 

Agbrigg and Morley, W. R. 
(7,8) a wapentake in the West Riding ; 
bounded on the East by Osgoldcross, 
on the South by Staincross and Che- 
shire, on the West by Lancashire, and on 
the North by Staincliffe and Skyrack ; 
the two divisions may be considered as 
separate wapentakes. Agbrigg con* 
tains one market town, 68 townships, 
19 of which are parishes, 28,600 
houses, 154,291 inhabitants. Morley 
contains 4 market towns, 53 townships, 
4 of which only are parishes, 35,509 
houses, and 185,768 inhabitants. En- 
tire population, 340,059. 

Agden, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Bashalleves, parish 
of Mitton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
10 miles S. W. from Gisburn. 



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AIR 



Agglethorpe, N. R. (1) a town- 
ship with Coverham, in the parish of 
Coverham, wapentake of Hang West, 
3 miles S. W. from Middleham ; in- 
habitants, 131. Agglethorpe Hall is the 
residence of Matthew Chaytor, Esq. 

Aikber, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Fingall, wapentake of 
Hang West, 5 miles N. E. from Mid- 
dleham ; inhabitants, 43. 

Aire, or Ayre, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parishes of Lockington 
and St. John, Beverley, division of 
Bainton Beacon, 6 miles N. E. from 
Beverley ; inhabitants, 98. This village 
is situated on the river Hull. 

Ainderby Myers, N. R. (3) a 
township with Holtby, in the parish of 
Hornby, wapentake of Hang East, 
3£ miles S. E. from Catterick ; in- 
habitants, 79. 

Ainderby Quernhoav, N. R. (5) 
a township in the parish of Pickhill ; 
wapentake of Hallikeld, 6 miles S. W. 
from Thirsk ; inhabitants, 99. 

Ainderby Steeple, N. R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Gilling East, 3 miles S. W. from 
Northallerton; inhabitants, 266 ; a vi- 
carage, value 13/. 6s. M. ; patron, the 
King. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Morton upon Swale, Thrintoft 
and Warlaby. Entire population, 768. 
Ainsty, (5) a district on the 
South West side of the City of York, 
under the jurisdiction of the lord 
mayor, aldermen, and sheriffs, it was 
annexed to the city in the 27th year of 
Henry VI. and has ever since been 
called the county of the city of York, 
though before it was a wapentake of the 
West Riding. By some, the word Ainsty 
is "derived from ancientcy, to denote 
the antiquity of the place ; by others, 
from antossen, a German word, im- 
plying a bound or limit; by others 
again from the obsolete word anent, 
signifying opposite, or contiguous : 
none of these explanations are very 
satisfactory. The whole district was 



formerly a forest, but disforested by 
charters from Richard I. and King 
John : in the western part the surface 
is diversified with gentle swells, and 
various soils. The eastern part ad- 
joining the Ouse, is a perfect level, 
abounding in excellent pasturage and 
meadow ; the whole Ainsty may be 
considered as fertile, and the climate 
is mild : the style of husbandry scarcely 
differs in any respect from that which 
is practised in the contiguous parts of 
the North Riding. The Ainsty con- 
tains 34 townships, 16 of which are 
parishes; houses, 1,605 ; inhabitants, 
8,740. 

Ainthorpe, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Danby, 
in the wapentake of Langbarugh ; 9 
miles S. E. from Guisborough ; here 
is a stone bridge, remarkable for its 
antiquity, crossing the river Esk. 

Aire, W. R. (4, 5) a river which 
takes its source near Malham, in the 
West Riding ; it runs in a South-east- 
ern direction to Coniston and Gar- 
grave, when passing near Skipton, it 
forms a parallel with the Leeds and 
Liverpool canal ; then visiting Keigh- 
ley and Bingley, it proceeds to Leeds, 
passing through which town, about 
twenty miles distant, it receives the 
Calder at Castleford, thence running by 
Brotherton, Ferrybridge, Snaith, Raw- 
cliffe, and collecting many tributary 
streams, it falls into the Ouse below 
Airmyn, 3 miles S. W. from Howden ; 
this river is navigable from its mouth to 
Leeds, and it there forms a junction 
with the Leeds and Liverpool canal. 
The Aire and Calder navigation, com- 
mences by a cut from the Ouse, at Sel- 
by; proceeding in a south-westerly 
direction, it falls into the Aire at Had- 
desley, and thus unites these rivers. 

Airsholivie, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Linthorpe, parish 
of Acklam, wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 7 miles N. E. from Yarm. 

Airton, W. R. (4) a township 



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in the parish of Kirkhy Malham-dale, 
wapentake of StainclifFe, 6 miles S. E. 
from Settle; inhabitants, 187. This 
village is situated on the river Aire; 
here is a twist manufacture. 

Airyholme, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Hovingham, wa- 
pentake of Rydale, 8 miles W. from 
Malton ; inhabitants, 33. 

Aisenby, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Topcliffe, wapentake of 
Hallikeld, 5f miles N. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 230. At this place 
was born Mary Bateman, the celebrated 
Yorkshire witch, who appears to have 
been a consummate practitioner in her 
profession ; she was executed at York, 
in 1807, for administering poison to a 
man and his wife, by way of a charm, 
after she had stripped them of every 
thing they possessed in the world, by 
her delusive but artful contrivances. 

Aiskew, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Bedale ; wapentake of 
Hang East, § mile N. E. from Be- 
dale; inhabitants, 620. This village 
is separated from Bedale by a brook ; 
it contains Leases Hall, the seat of 
Mrs. Arden. 

Aislaby, N. R. (3) a township in 
the parish of Whitby, wapentake of 
Whitby Strand, 3f miles S. W. from 
Whitby ; inhabitants, 253 ; a perpe- 
tual curacy, united with Whitby. 
Aislaby Hall is the seat of Mark 
Noble, Esq. 7 

Aislaby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Middleton, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 2 miles N. W. 
from Pickering ; inhabitants, 147. 

Aismunderby, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship with Bondgate, in the parish of 
Ripon, wapentake of Claro ; it adjoins 
Ripon to the South. Inhabitants, 551. 
Two miles to the South, is Hollin 
Hall, the seat of H. R. Wood, Esq. 

Akeholme, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Blaxton, parish 
of Finningley, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 7 miles S. of Thorne. 



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Aketon, W. R. { (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Follyfoot, parish of 
SpofForth, wapentake of Claro, 4 miles 
N. W. from Wetherby. 

Aldborough, N. R. (2) 7 a town- 
ship in the parish of Stanwick St. 
John, wapentake of Gilling West ; 7 
miles N. E. from Richmond ; inhabi- 
tants, 544. Vestiges still remaining 
indicate this village to have been once 
a Roman station, though its particular 
name has not been ascertained; here 
is Carlton Hall, the seat of S. M. Bar- 
rett, Esq. 

Aldborough, W. R. (5) a bo- 
rough, parish, and township, in the 
wapentake of Claro, 7 miles S. E. 
from Ripon ; inhabitants, 484 ; a vi- 
carage, value 91. 19s. 5d. ; patron, the 
Dean and Chapter of York cathedral. 
This borough is governed by a bailiff 
appointed by the lord of the manor, 
and sends two members to parliament, 
the first return of which was in 1542, 
by the inhabitants paying scot and lot : 
the town is poor, as well as small : it 
was undoubtedly the Isurium Brigan- 
tium of the Romans, and has always 
engaged the attention of antiquaries : 
Roman coins, chiefly from Augustus 
to Constantine, have frequently been 
dug up ; and many other Roman ves- 
tiges, such as pavements, urns, and 
statues, have been discovered. Isurium 
seems gradually to have fallen into 
neglect from the superior grandeur 
of Eboracum, or York, but it con- 
tinued to be a place of some importance 
in the times of the Saxons : the most 
fatal blow to its prosperity was the 
removing of its bridge, over the Ure, 
to Boroughbridge, in the reign of 
William the Conqueror. The area of 
the ancient city is for the most part 
laid out in fields, and the ruins appear 
to have raised the surface of the ground 
about two feet above the Roman level. 
Aldborough contains the townships 
of Boroughbridge, Dunsforth high 
and low, part of Humburton, N. R. 



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Minskip, andJRoecliffe. Entire popu- 
lation/2129. 

Aldborough, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of 
Holderness, 11§ miles N. E. from 
Hull ;! inhabitants, 802 ; a vicarage, 
value 13/. 15s. ; patron, the King. 
Aldborough is a flourishing village, 
situated near the German Ocean. 
In the church is a stone with a Sax- 
on inscription, commemorating its 
erection. The present building is, 
however, of much later date than the 
Saxon era. The parish contains the 
townships of East and West Newton, 
and part of Cowden. Entire popula- 
tion, 998. 

Aldburgh, N. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Burton upon Ure, 
parish of Masham, 2 miles S. E. from 
Masham. Aldburgh Hall is the seat of 
J. H. D. Hutton, Esq. 

Aldby Park, N. R. (5) see But- 
tercrambe. 

Alderman's Head, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Langsett, 
parish of Penistone, wapentake of 
Staincross, 2§ miles S. from Peni- 
stone. 

Aldfield, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 4 miles S. W. from Ripon; 
inhabitants, 133 ; a perpetual curacy 
with Studley ; patron, Mrs. Lawrence. 
This place is frequented on account of 
its mineral springs, impregnated with 
sulphur, which are situated on the 
south side of the vale, beneath the vil- 
lage, amidst very picturesque scenery: 
they require only the lucky recovery of 
some eminent personage, or the caprice 
of fortune, to render them as celebrated 
and beneficial as other spas of their class. 

Aldwark, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Alne, wapentake of 
Bulmer, 5 miles S. E. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 163. This place 
is situated on the river Ure, which is 
here navigable. 

Aldwarke Hall, W. R. (8) a 



township with Wheatcroft, parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 2 miles N. from Ro- 
therham ; inhabitants, 35. This town- 
ship is an insulated part of the parish 
of Ecclesfield, and consists of a farm- 
house, and Aldwarke Hall, the seat of 
Samuel Walker, Esq., which has been 
an ancient seat of the Fitzwilliam 
family. 

Alecomden, W. R (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Wadsworth, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 11 
miles N. W. from Halifax. 

Allerston, N. R. (3) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 5$ miles S. E. from 
Pickering; inhabitants, 401 ; a chapel 
to the vicarage of Ebberston. 

Allerthorpe, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship with Swainby, in the parish of 
Pickhill, wapentake of Hallikeld, 5 
miles S. E. from Bedale ; inhabitants, 
35. Allerthorpe Hall, now occupied 
as a farm-house, was for some time 
the residence of Mrs. Montague, before 
her marriage : this lady is well re- 
membered as an authoress herself, and 
as the patroness of chimney sweeps 
and of literature. 

Allerthorpe, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship, in the parish of Thornton, divi- 
sion of Wilton Beacon, 2 miles S. W. 
from Pocklington ; a chapelry to Thorn- 
ton ; inhabitants, 132. Here is the seat 
of Barnard Smyth, Esq. 

Allerton, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 4£ miles N. W. from Brad- 
ford ; inhabitants, 1488. 

Allerton Bvwater, W. R. (8) 
a township in the parish of Kippax, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 5 miles N. W. 
from Pontefract ; inhabitants, 329. 
This village is situated on the river 
Aire. 

Allerton Chapel, W. R. (5) a 
township in the Borough of Leeds, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 5 miles N. 
from Leeds ; inhabitants, 1678. A 



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cbapelry to Leeds. Here is an hospital, 
founded by Robert Parker of Brows- 
holme, for ten poor widows, with an 
endowment of 50/. per annum. 

Allerton Gledhow, W. R. (5) 
a hamlet in the township of Allerton 
Chapel, parish of Leeds, wapentake 
of Skyraek, 3 miles N. from Leeds. 
Here is the seat of Sir John Beckett, 
Bart. 

Allerton Grange, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Allerton 
Chapel, parish of Leeds, wapen- 
take of Skyraek, 5§ miles N. from 
Leeds. 

Allerton Mauleverer, W. R. 
(5) a parish and township, with Hop- 
perton, in the wapentake of Claro, 
4 miles N. E. from Knaresborough ; 
inhabitants, 276 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Lord Stourton. At this place 
was an alien priory of Benedictine 
monks, founded by Richard Maule- 
verer, in the reign of Henry II. : at the 
dissolution of these foreign cells, in 
the reign of Henry VI., that prince 
gave the revenues to King's College, 
Cambridge. Allerton Mauleverer was 
for many ages the seat of a family of 
the latter name, which continued in the 
male line till 1720 ; when Sir Richard, 
the last heir, dying unmarried, left 
the estate to his mother, from whom 
by descent it came into the possession 
of Lord Galway, who sold it, in 
1786, to the Duke of York ; his 
Royal Highness transferred it, in 1789, 
to Colonel Thornton, for 110,000/., 
who then gave it the name of Thorn- 
vile Royal. In 1805, this noble estate, 
consisting of 4525 acres, with the 
superb mansion and park, was bought 
by Lord Stourton, at Garraway's, for 
163,800/. Allerton contains the small 
township of Clareton. Entire popula- 
tion, 290. 

Allerton, North, N. R. (2) see 
Northallerton. 

Allertonshire, N. R. (2) a wa- 
pentake, in the North Riding, of which 



the Bishop of Durham is lord and chief 
bailiff ; the wapentake and liberty 
are co-extensive ; it is situated about 
25 miles North from York, from which 
point it extends over a narrow tract 
of country, to the confines of the bi- 
shoprick of Durham, and forms a 
part of the rich vale of Mowbray ; it is 
bounded on the West by the wapen- 
take of Gilling East, on the South 
and part of the West by Birdforth, on 
the West by Langbarugh, and on the 
North by Durham ; it contains one 
borough and market-town ; 33 town- 
ships, 11 of which are parishes ; 1,783 
houses, and 8,759 inhabitants. A few 
townships are insulated in the adjoin- 
ing wapentakes. 

Almholme, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bentley, parish of 
Arksey, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5§ miles N. from Doncaster. 

Almondbury, W. R. (7) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 2 miles S. E. from Hudders- 
field; inhabitants, 5,679; a vicarage, 
value 20/. 7 s. lid.; patron, the trus- 
tees of the free grammar school of 
Clitheroe in Lancashire : here is a 
free grammar school, founded by 
patent of James I., and endowed with 
about 120/. per annum. This place is 
situated near the river C alder, and 
was anciently called Alb anbury, having 
a church dedicated to St. Alban : it 
had a castle, the site of which, with 
its ramparts, is still observable upon 
a neighbouring hill . these vestiges 
were thought by Camden to be Ro- 
man, but Dr. Whitaker deems them un- 
questionably Saxon, and that the cas- 
tle was the residence of some of the 
Saxon kings. The numerous popula- 
tion of Almondbury is chiefly supported 
by the various branches of the woollen 
manufacture. A mile from the town is 
Longley Hall, an ancient seat of the 
ancestors of Sir John Ramsden, Bart. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Austonley, North and South Crossland, 



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? arnley Tyas, Holme, Honley, Lin- 
gards, Linthwaite,Lockwood, Marsden, 
Meltham, and Thong upper and ne- 
ther. Entire population, 23,979. 

Alne, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township, in the wapentake of Buhner, 
6 miles E. from Boroughbridge ; in- 
habitants, 386 ; a vicarage, value 10/.; 
patron, W. J . Bethel, Esq. Alne House 
is the seat of Edward Strangeways, Esq. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Ald^ark, Flawith, Tholthorpe, Tol- 
lerton, and Youlton. Entire popula- 
tion, 1418. 

Altofts, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Normanton, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 4 miles N. E. from Wake- 
field ; inhabitants, 404. 

Alverley Grange, W. R. (8) 
see Wadvvorth. 

Alverthorpe, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship with Thornes, in the parish of 
Wakefield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1$ 
mile W. from Wakefield ; inhabitants, 
4,448. Lupsett Hall, in this township, 
is the seat of Daniel Gaskill, Esq. and 
Thornes House, is the seat of Benjamin 
Gaskill, Esq. 

Alwoodley, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship, in the parish of Harewood, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 5f miles N. from 
Leeds ; inhabitants, 142. 

Alwoodley Gate, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Wigton, and 
parish of Harewood, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 3 miles S. from Harewood. 

Amotherby, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Appleton-le-street, 
wapentake of Rydale, 3 miles N. W. 
from New Malton ; inhabitants, 249 ; 
a chapelry to Appleton. Here is a 
grammar school, endowed with twenty 
acres of land. 

Ampleforth, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township, in the wapentakes of 
Birdforth and Rydale, 4 miles S. from 
Helmsley; inhabitants, 406; a vicar- 
age, value 4/. 6*. 5Jrf.; patron, the pre- 
bendary of Ampleforth, in the cathedral 
of York. 



Angram, (5) a township in the 
parish of Long Marston, in the Ainsty, 
4 miles N. E. from Tadcaster; in- 
habitants, 66. 

Angram, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Upper Stonebeck, pa- 
rish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 4 miles N. E. from Kettlewell. 

Angram, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Muker, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 
7 miles N. W. from Askrigg. 

Angram Grange, N. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Coxwold, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 4 miles N. 
from Easingwold ; inhabitants, 29. 

Angrove, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Great 
Ayton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 
2 miles N. E. from Stokesley. 

Anlaby, E. R. (9) a township in 
the parishes of Kirk Ella, and Hessle, 
wapentake of Hullshire, 4 miles W. 
from Hull ; inhabitants, 367. An- 
laby House is the seat of William 
Voase, Esq. ; here also are several 
other pleasant residences. 

Anston, South, W. R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township with North Anston, 
in the wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 12 miles E. from Shefiield ; 
inhabitants, 776 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the prebendary of Laughton- 
en-le-Morthen, in York cathedral. 

Apperley, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Eccleshill, and parish 
of Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 3 
miles N. from Bradford. Here is a 
bridge over the river Aire. 

Appersets, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Hawes, parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
2 miles W. from Hawes, on the south 
side of the river Ure. 

Appleday, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Notton, parish of 
Royston, wapentake of Staincross, 
4 miles N. from Barnsley. 

Applegarth, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the parishes of Richmond and 



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Marske, wapentake of Gilling West, 
4 miles W. from Richmond. 

Appleton, East and West, N. R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Cat- 
terick, wapentake of Hang East, 2 miles 
S. W. from Catterick ; fnhabitants, 87. 
Appleton-le-Moor, N.R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Lastingham, 
wapentake of Rydale, 6 miles N. W. 
from Pickering ; inhabitants, 276. 

Appleton-le-Street, N.R. (5) 
a parish and township in the wapentake 
of Rydale, 4 miles N.W. from New 
Malton ; inhabitants, 173; a vicarage, 
value 71. 8s. 6§rf.; patron, the Rev. 
Dr. Cleaver. The parish contains the 
townships of Amotherby, Broughton, 
Hildenley and Swinton. Entire popu- 
lation, 873. 

Appleton-Nun, (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Appleton-Roebuck, parish 
of Bolton Percy, in the Ainsty, 9 miles 
S. from York; this place, now the 
seat of Sir William M. Milner, Bart., 
took its name from a priory of Cister- 
cian Nuns, founded by Adeliza St. 
Quintin, in the time of King Stephen. 
At its dissolution the prioress with 
her nuns, who were about fourteen in 
number, were allowed for their main- 
tenance 73/. 9*. 10c?. per annum. Whe- 
ther the ladies of this convent were 
more refractory than those of other re- 
ligious communities, is not ascertained, 
but many curious injunctions were pre- 
scribed for their government, such as, 
" that none of the sisters use the ale- 
house, or the water-side where the 
course of strangers daily resort." 

Appleton-Roebuck, (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bolton Percy, in 
the Ainsty, 9 miles S. from York ; in- 
habitants, 585 : a pleasant and salu- 
brious village. 

Appleton Wiske, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Great Smeaton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 7 miles 
S.W. from Yarm ; inhabitants, 492 ; a 
chapelry to the rectory of Smeaton: here 
is a considerable linen manufacture. 



Appletrewick, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Burnsall, wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 8 miles N. E. from 
Skipton; inhabitants, 312 ; fair,October 
25. In this village was born William 
Craven, of obscure parentage, who by 
his industry and integrity became a 
wealthy citizen and lord mayor of Lon- 
don, in 1611 : his son serving in the 
armies of Gustavus Adolphus, is sup- 
posed to have married, privately, the 
widowed Queen of Bohemia, sister to 
Charles I.; he was created, first, Ba- 
ron, then Earl of Craven : the present 
noble family of Craven are descended 
from an uncle of the lord mayor. 

Arden with Ardenside, N.R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Hawnby, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 7§ miles N. 
E. from Thirsk; inhabitants, 139; a 
priory was founded here about the 
year 1150, not a vestige of which re- 
mains. Arden Hall is the seat of D'Arcy 
Tancred, Esq. 

Ardsley, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Darfield, wapentake 
of Staincross, 2§ miles E. from Barns- 
ley; inhabitants, 992. Ardsley Hall, in 
this township, is the seat of J. Mickle- 
thwaite, Esq. ; and Park House is the 
seat of B. Taylor, Esq. 

Ardsley, East, W. R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Morley, 3 miles N.W. from Wake- 
field ; inhabitants, 832 ; a perpetual 
curacy; patron, the Earl of Cardi- 
gan. 

Ardsley West, or Westerton, 
W. R. (8) a parish and township in 
the wapentake of Morley, 4§ miles 
N. W. from Wakefield ; inhabitants, 
1515 ; a perpetual curacy; patron, the 
Earl of Cardigan. 

Argam, E.R. (6) a township, ex- 
tra parochial, in the wapentake of 
Dickering, 5 miles N. W. from Brid- 
lington; inhabitants, 35. It is valued, 
in the King's book, at 4/. as a rectory, 
but there has been no institution since 
the year 1605. 

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Arglam, E. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Holme, on 
Spalding Moor, division of Holme 
Beacon, 7 miles S. W. from Market 
Weighton. 

Arkendale, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Knaresborough, 
wapentake of Claro, 4 miles S. from 
Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 285 ; a 
chapelry to Knaresborough. 

Arkengarthdale, N.R. (1) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Gilling West, 12 miles W. from Rich- 
mond ; inhabitants, 1512; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, J. Lowther, Esq. 
The church, which is modern, was 
erected through the benefaction of the 
late George Brown, Esq., 1817, the 
ancient building being in ruins. The 
dale is about seven or eight miles in 
length, and contains productive lead 
mines, which appear to have been 
worked as early as the reign of King 
John. 

Arkle, N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Arkengarthdale, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 3 miles N. 
from Reeth. 

Arkleside, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Carlton High Dale and 
parish of Coverham, wapentake of 
Hang West, 8 miles S. W. from Mid- 
dleham. 

Arksey, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township with Bentley, in the wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles 
N. from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 1171 ; 
a vicarage, value 12/. 17s. 6</.; patron, 
Sir George Cooke, Bart. Here is a 
free grammar school, and a hospital for 
twelve of the oldest and poorest people 
of the parish, endowed by the late 
Bryan Cooke, Esq. 

Armenthwaite, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Stonebeck and 
parish of Kirkby Malzcard, wapentake 
of Claro, 7 miles E. from Kettlewell. 

Arm in, W.R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Snaith, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 3 miles S. W. from How- 



den ; inhabitants, 750 ; a chapelry to 
Snaith. The larger part of this village 
belongs to the Earl of Beverley. At a 
small distance is Booth Ferry, across 
the Ouse ; near which is the excellent 
Booth Ferry Inn. 

Armin, Little, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Newland and pa- 
rish of Drax, wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 3 miles S. W. from Howden. 

Armistead, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Austwick, parish of 
Clapham, wapentake of Ewcross, 3 
miles W. from Settle. Here is the seat 
of John Foster, Esq. 

Armitage-fold, W.R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Crossland and 
parish of Almondbury, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles S. E. from Hudders- 
field. 

Arm lev, W. R. (5) a township irt 
the parish of Leeds, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 2 miles W. from Leeds, to which 
it is a chapelry ; iuhabitants, 4275 ; a 
populous and pleasant village, standing 
on the banks of the Leeds and Liver- 
pool canal, and the river Aire, on which 
there are several water-mills employed 
in various branches of the clothing 
trade. The remains of some Danish 
fortifications in the neighbourhood are 
nearly obliterated by the canal having 
been cut through them. 

Armthorpe, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles E. from 
Doncaster ; inhabitants, 359 ; a rec- 
tory, value 8/. 18s. 9d. ; patron, the 
King. 

Arncliffe Ingleby, N.R. (2). 
See Ingleby. 

Arncliffe, W. R. (4) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 10 miles N.E. from Settle; 
inhabitants, 189 ; a vicarage, value 
13/. 6s. 8rf. ; patron, University Col- 
lege, Oxford ; a pleasant village, ro- 
mantically diversified with rock, hill, 
and dale. Arncliffe contains the town- 
ships of Buckden, Hal ton Gill, Hawkes- 






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with, and Litton. Entire population, 
873. 

Arncliffe Cote, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Arncliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 11 
miles N. E. from Settle. In this place, 
about the year 1579, one Tristram 
Knowles and his father had occupied a 
tenement upwards of 120 years. 

Arnforth, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Hellifield and parish of 
Long Preston, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
6§ miles S. from Settle. 

Arnold, E. R. (6) a township with 
Routon and North Skirlaugh, in the 
parish of Swine, wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 7 miles E. from Beverley; in- 
habitants, 260. 

Arram, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Leckonfield, 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 4 miles 
N. W. from Beverley. 

Arram, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Atwick, wapen- 
take of Holderness, 3 miles N. E. from 
Hornsea. Arram Hall is the seat of 
Thomas Bainton, Esq. 

Arras, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Market Weigk- 
ton, division of Holme Beacon, 3§ 
miles E. from Market Weighton. 

Arrathorne, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship, partly in the parish of Brompton 
Patrick and partly in Hornby, wapen- 
take of Hang West, 5 miles S. E. from 
Richmond ; inhabitants, 64. 

Arthington, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Addle, wapentake 
of Skyrack, 5 miles E. from Otley ; in- 
habitants, 329. Here was a small con- 
vent endowed in the 12th century for a 
prioress and her nuns, not a vestige of 
which remains ; the site is now occu- 
pied by a substantial farm-house, still 
called the Nunnery. Arthington Hall, 
dehghtfully situated, is the seat of T. 
Rawson, Esq. 

Ash Day, W\R. (7). See South 
Owram. 

Ash Gill, N.R. (1) a hamlet in 



the township and parish of Coverham, 
wapentake of Hang East, 2 miles W. 
from Middleham. 

Ask am Bryan, (5) or Great Ask- 
am, a parish and township in the Ain- 
sty, 4 miles S. W. from York ; inhabi- 
tants, 377 ; a vicarage, value 8/. ; pa- 
tron, Harry Croft, Esq. The church 
is an ancient structure, and here is the 
seat of Admiral Preston. 

Askam Richard, (5) or Little 
Ask am, a parish and township in the 
Ainsty, 5 miles S. W. from York ; in- 
habitants, 249 ; a vicarage, value 4/. 
13s. Ad. ; patron, Harry Croft, Esq. 
The church is an ancient and pleasing 
edifice. Askam Hall is the seat of 
Robert Swan, Esq. 

Aske, N. R. (1) a township in the 
parish of Easby, wapentake of Gilling 
East, 2 miles N. from Richmond ; in- 
habitants, 109 ; a straggling village, 
in which is Aske Hall, the beautiful seat 
of Lord Dundas. The manor was pur- 
chased of the last Earl of Holderness, 
in 1762, by Sir Lawrence Dundas, in 
whose descendants it has since con- 
tinued. 

Askern, W. R. (8) or Askron, a 
township in the parish of Campsall, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 7 miles 
N. W. from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 
159. Here is a piece of water covering 
seven acres, called AskernPool, abound- 
ing in fish, and which never dries up nor 
overflows ; a few yards from which 
arises a sulphurous spring, which is 
advancing to celebrity ; its waters have 
been analyzed by Dr. Short, and are 
found to be nearly similar with those of 
Harrowgate, and are nearly as disagree- 
able, both in smell and taste, without 
possessing a cathartic quality ; they am 
esteemed efficacious in rheumatic and 
scorbutic disorders, and Askern needs 
only the smiles of the presiding deity of 
fashion, to vie in reputation with other 
watering places which have arisen from 
equally small beginnings. 
Askrigg, N.R. (1) a market town 



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and township in the parish of Aysgarth, 
wapentake of Hang West, 13 miles W. 
from Middleham, 55 miles N. W. from 
York, 246 miles from London ; inhabi- 
tants, 765 ; a chapelry to Aysgarth ; 
market, Thursday ; fairs, May 10th 
and 12th, first Thursday in June, 28th 
and 29th of October. Here are six 
alms-houses for poor widows. Askrigg 
is seated on a hill on the northern bank 
of the Ure, in a district abounding with 
beautiful scenery and picturesque water- 
falls. It is a place of some antiquity, 
though a little fallen to decay. About 
a mile distant is Wood Hail, the seat 
of Christopher Alderson, Esq. 

Askwith, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Weston, and wapen- 
take of Claro, 5 miles W. from Otley ; 
inhabitants, 367. This village is plea- 
santly situated near the river Wharfe. 

Asselby, E. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 2 miles W. from How- 
den ; inhabitants, 254. 

Asson Thorpe, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Sykehouse and parish 
of Fishlake, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles N. W. from Thome. 

Astlev, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Swillington, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 7 miles S. E. 
from Leeds. 

Aston, W.R. (8) a parish and town- 
ship, with Aughton, in the wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles S. E. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 556 ; a 
rectory, value 12/. 15s. 2\d. ; patron, 
the Duke of Leeds. In the church is 
an ancient monument of a Lord Darcy 
and his three wives ; and also a marble 
tablet erected to the memory of the late 
Rev. William Mason, himself a poet, 
and the friend of the poet Gray ; he 
was rector of this parish, and died 1797. 
Aston Hall, once the residence of the 
Darcys, was pulled down about fifty 
years since, and the present mansion, 
now the seat of Henry Verelst, Esq. 
erected. 



Atley-iiill, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of South-Cowton, and 
parish of Gilling, wapentake of.Gilling 
East, 7 miles N. W. from North- 
allerton. 

Attercliffe, W. R. (8) a township 
with Darnall in the parish of Sheffield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
1£ mile N. E. from Sheffield ; inhabi- 
tants, 3,172; a chapelry to Sheffield. 
This is an extensive village, in which a 
new church, under the late acts of par- 
liament, has been lately erected. 

Atv/icke, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 2 miles N. from Hornsea ; inha- 
bitants, 326 ; a vicarage, value 4/. 7s. 
lid.; patron, the King. It is a plea- 
sant village, situated on the German 
ocean, which has made great encroach- 
ments on the shore. 

Auburn, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township of Fraisthorpe, parish of Car- 
naby, wapentake of Dickering, 3£ 
miles 8. from Bridlington. 

Audzus, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Woodsetts, parish of South 
Anston, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6f miles S. W. from Tickhill. 

Aughton, W.R. (8) a township with 
Aston in the parish of Aston, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles S. E. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 556. 

Aughton, Ei R. (5) a parish and 
township in the division of Holme 
Beacon ; 8 miles N. W. from Howden ; 
inhabitants, 269 ; a vicarage, value 4/. ; 
patron, — Flitcroft, Esq. This place 
was the residence of Robert Aske, a 
gentleman of ancient family, who 
headed the rebels in the insurrection 
called the Pilgrimage of Grace, in the 
reign of Henry VIII., and which was 
occasioned by the discontent of the 
lower classes of the people at the sup- 
pression of the monasteries. Aske 
suffered, by martial law, the penalty of 
his rashness. No remains of the an- 
cient castle or mansion are visible, 
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ditches ; it was situated near the east- 
ern bank of the river Derwent: the 
parish contains the townships of East 
Cottingwith and Laytham ; entire po- 
pulation, 762. 

AUGHTON RlJDDINGS, E. R. (5) 5 

hamlet in the preceding township and 
parish. 

Aukley, W.R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Blaxton, but in the parish 
of Finningley, Nottinghamshire, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles 
S. E. from Doncaster. 

Austby, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Nessfield, and parish of 
Ilkley, wapentake of Skyrack, 7 miles 
N. W. from Otley, 

Austerfield, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Blythe, Nottingham- 
shire, but in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, If mile N. E. from 
Bawtry ; inhabitants, 242 ; a chapelry 
to Blythe. In this village is Finning- 
ley Hall, the seat of George Broth- 
eric, Esq. 

Austerland, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, but in the wapentake 
of Agbrigg; 15 miles S. W. from Hud- 
dersfield. 

Austhorpe, W.R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Whitchurch, wapentake 
of Skyrack, 4 miles E. from Leeds; 
inhabitants, 150. Austhorpe Hall is 
the seat of John Atkinson, Esq. ; Aus- 
thorpe Lodge, the seat of Joshua Field, 
Esq. This village gave birth to John 
Smeaton, whose great merit as an en- 
gineer and architect, whoever has be- 
held the stupendous edifice of the Eddy- 
stone lighthouse, must take pleasure in 
commemorating. In the choir at Whit- 
church, an elegant monument is erect- 
ed to his memory, adorned with the 
appropriate representation of that un- 
equalled structure : such a memorial 
renders the rest of the epitaph super- 
fluous. 

Austonley, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Almondbury, wapentake 



of Agbrigg, 8 miles S. W. from Hud- 
dersfield; inhabitants, 968. In this 
township is an ancient mansion called 
Hoobrom, now converted into cottages. 

Austwick, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Clapham, wapentake of 
Ewcross, 5 miles N. W.from Settle; in- 
habitants, 556 ; fair, Thursday before 
Whitsuntide. Here is the seat of Charles 
Ingieby, Esq. Austwick Hall is the seat 
of Mrs. King. 

Aysdale-gate,N.R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Moorsholme, parish of 
Skelton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 3 
miles E. from Guisborough. 

Aysgarth, N.R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hang 
West, 9 miles W. from Middleham ; 
inhabitants, 293 ; a vicarage, value 
19/. 6s. Sd. ; patron, Trinity College, 
Cambridge. This village, seated on the 
Ure, is remarkable for possessing the 
finest waterfall in the county, called 
Aysgarth Force, where the whole body 
of the river pours over an irregular and 
broken ledge of rocks ; at some dis- 
tance above the fall is a bridge of one 
arch, which spans seventy-one feet : 
the view from this edifice is highly pic- 
turesque, embracing a succession of 
waterfalls amidst intermingled rocks 
and foliage ; whilst emerging from a 
copse, appears the steeple of Aysgarth 
Church, giving to the scene that sense 
of connection with human feelings and 
interests, without which the grandest 
or most beautiful objects of the natural 
world become tasteless and insipid. 
The parish of Aysgarth is very exten- 
sive, being atleast twenty miles inlength 
and half as much in breadth ; it contains 
the townships of Abbotside, High and 
Low, Askrigg, Bainbridge, Bishopdale, 
Burton with Walden, Carperby, Hawes, 
Newbiggin, Thoralby, and Thornton 
Rust ; entire population, 5621. 

Ayton, East, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Seamer, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 5 miles S. W. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, 333 ; a 



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chapelry to Seamer, pleasantly seated 
on the banks of the Derwent, over 
which river is a bridge of four arches. 

Ayton, West, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Hutton Bushel, 
wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 5 miles 
S. W. from Scarborough ; inhabitants, 
229 ; separated from East Ayton by 
the river Derwent. Here are the re- 
mains of an ancient castle, once the 
residence of the family of Evers, after- 
wards it became vested in that of Clif- 
ford. 

Ayton Great, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 2£ miles N. E. from 
Stokesley ; inhabitants, 1023 ; a per- 
petual curacy ; patron, the Rev. Geo. 
Marwood. This place is situated at 
the foot of Roseberry Topping ; in the 
centre of the village is a school-house, 
with an endowment for eight poor 
children of the township ; at this hum- 
ble seminary Captain Cook received a 
portion of education, but was not one 
of the scholars upon the foundation. 
Ayton contains the townships of Little 
Ayton and Nunthorp ; entire popula- 
tion, 1201. 

Ayton Little, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Great Ayton and 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 5 miles N.E. 
from Stokesley ; inhabitants, 68. Who- 
ever happens to have read the farce of 
the Register Office, will recollect with 
pleasure the truth and simplicity of 
Margery Moorpout, who is described 
as a Yorkshire lass, come to London 
in search of a place, " having been bred 
an bworn at Little Yatton, aside Rose- 
berry Topping." 

Azerley, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapen- 
take of Claro, 4$ miles N. W. from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 579. Azerley Hall 
is the seat of W. Dawson, Esq. 

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Babthorpe, E. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Brackcnholme, 



parish of Hemingborough, wapentake 
of Ouse and Derwent, 5 miles S.E. 
from Selby. 

Bachelors Gardens, W. R. (5) 
a hamlet in the township of Bilton with 
Harrowgate, parish of Knaresborough, 
wapentake of Claro, 2 miles N. from 
Harrowgate. 

Badswortii, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 5 miles S. from Pontefract; 
inhabitants, 200; a rectory, value 
32/. 5*. 10r/.; patron, the Earl of 
Derby. Badsworth Hall is the seat of 
Joseph Scott, Esq. This parish con- 
tains the townships of Thorp Audlin 
and Upton ; entire population, 728. 

Bagby, N.R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Kirkby Knowle, wapentake 
of Birdforth, 3 miles S. E. from Thirsk ; 
inhabitants, 242 ; a chapelry to.Kirkby 
Knowle, from which place it is sepa- 
rated by the intervening parish of 
Feliskirk. 

Bagden, Upper and Lower, W. 
R. (8) two hamlets in the township of 
Denby, parish of Penistone, wapen- 
take of Staincross,. 4 miles N. from 
Penistone. 

Bagley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Tickhill, wapen- 
take of StrafForth and Tickhill, 1 mile 
S. from Tickhill. 

Bagley, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Calverley, 
wapentake of Morley, 4£ miles N. E. 
from Bradford. 

Baildon, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Otley, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 4£ miles N. W. from Bradford; 
inhabitants, 2679 ; a chapelry to Otley. 
Fairs, first Saturday in March and 
November. 

Bainbridge, N.R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Aysgarth, wapentake of 
Hang West, 14 miles W. from Middle- 
ham ; inhabitants, 872. This place is 
situated on the south bank of the river 
Ure, over which it has abridge of three 
arches. On a neighbouring eminence, 



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called Brough Hill, are the vestiges of 
a Roman fortification, where was found 
a statue of the Emperor Commodus. 
An ancient custom still prevails here of 
blowing a horn every night in winter, 
at ten o'clock, intended as a signal to 
benighted travellers ; it is supposed to 
be a remnant of the old forest laws. 
Near the small river Bain, are two 
picturesque waterfalls, called High and 
Low Force ; and the beautiful lake of 
Seamer Water, covering about 105 
acres ; its greatest depth is 8 fathoms ; 
it abounds with various species of fish, 
and is a favourite resort of waterfowl. 

Bainton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township, in the division of Bainton 
Beacon, 6 miles S. W. from Great Drif- 
field ; inhabitants, 300 ; a rectory, value 
35/. 14s. 9§tf. ; patron, St. John's Col- 
lege, Oxford. The petty sessions for 
Bainton Beacon are held in this place : 
anciently a beacon was erected here for 
the purpose of giving warning to the 
surrounding country at the approach of 
danger. In this parish is Neswick, the 
seat of H. Thorold, Esq. 

Bainton Beacon, E. R. (6) one 
of the four divisions of the extensive 
wapentake of Harthill; it is bounded 
on the north by the wapentake of Dic- 
kering, on the east by Holderness, on 
the south by Hunsley Beacon, and on 
the west by Wilton Beacon ; it contains 
one market town, 26 townships, 14 of 
which are parishes ; 1371 houses, and 
7691 inhabitants. 

Bainwood, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Spaunton and parish 
of Lastingham, wapentake of Rydale, 
4 miles N. E. from Kirkby Moorside. 

Baiting, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Soyland and parish of Hali- 
fax, wapentake of Morley, 8 miles S. E. 
from Halifax. 

Balby, W. R. (8) a township with 
Hexthorpe, in the parish of Doncaster, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
1 mile S. W. from Doncaster ; inhabi- 
tants, 395. In this and the neighbour- 



ing village of Warms worth, George Fox, 
the founder of the Society of Friends, 
with his followers held their first meet- 
ings, which exposed them to much 
persecution and suffering. 

Baldersby, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Topcliffe, wapentake of 
HaHikeld, 5f miles N. E. from Ripon ; 
inhabitants, 241. 

Balk, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Worsbrough and parish of 
Darfield, but in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 5 miles S. E. from Barnsley. 

Balke, N. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Kirkby Knowle, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 4f miles S. E. from Thirsk; 
inhabitants, 125. This village is se- 
parated from the parish of Kirkby 
Knowle by the intervening parish of 
Feliskirk. 

Balk holme, E. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 2 miles E. from How- 
den ; inhabitants, 105. 

Ballifield, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Handsworth, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles E. from Sheffield. Ballifield Hall 
is the seat of John Jubb, Esq. 

Balne, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Snaith, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 4 miles S. W. from Snaith ; 
inhabitants, 329. 

Bank, Newton, W.R. (4). See 
Newton Bank. 

Banks-hall, W.R. (8). SeeCaw- 
thorne. 

Bank-side, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Thorne, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 4 miles N. 
from Thorne. This hamlet extends into 
the adjoining parish of Snaith. 

Banktop, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of South Owram, parish 
bf Halifax, wapentake of Morley, If 
mile E. from Halifax. 

Banktop, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Worsbrough, parish of 
Darfield, wapentake of Staincross, If 
mile S. E. from Barnsley. 



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Banker Cross, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Eccleshall Bier- 
low and parish of Sheffield, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles S.W. 
from Sheffield. Here is the residence 
of the Rev. W. Bagshaw. 

Barbot Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Greasborough. 

Barcroft, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 4 miles N. W. 
from Bradford. 

Barden, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of West Hawkeswell, wa- 
pentake of Hang West, 5 miles N. E. 
from Leyburn ; inhabitants, 106. This 
is a small straggling village. 

Barden, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Skipton, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 8 miles N.E. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 219. Here is a chapel, 
served by the minister of Bolton ; and 
also the remains of a picturesque tower, 
anciently one of the lodges belonging to 
the forest of Barden, but enlarged for 
the occasional residence of the Clifford 
family ; it was inhabited and entire 
about half a century since, but is now 
a dilapidated ruin. 

Bardsey, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township, with Rigton, in the wapen- 
take of Skyrack, 5 miles S. W. from 
Wetherby ; inhabitants, 336 ; a vicar- 
age, value 41. Is. Sd. ; patron, G. Fox, 
Esq. The church affords an excellent 
specimen, in fine preservation, of the 
early style of Norman architecture. To 
the north of the village are some traces 
of an ancient fortress or encampment. 
BardseyUias fair pretensions to the ho- 
nour of having given birth toCongreve, 
the wittiest of English dramatists : that 
he wasbaptized here, in 1669, the parish 
register yet bears witness, but that here 
he was born, has been disputed. Bard- 
sey contains the townships of Rigton, 
Wothersome and Wike, the latter 
partly in Harewood parish. Entire 
population, 511. 

Barforth, N. R. (1) a township 



in the parish of Forcett, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 10 miles N. from Rich- 
mond ; inhabitants, 141. This village 
is situated near the Tees ; it was once 
a Roman station, and relics have been 
occasionally dug up. Jt has been called 
Old Richmond. 

Bargh, or Barugh, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Darton, wa- 
pentake of Staincross, 2§ miles N. W. 
from Barnsley ; inhabitants, 396. 

Barkisland, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 4§ miles S. W. from Halifax ; 
inhabitants, 2224. The free school 
here owes its existence to female bene- 
ficence, being founded by Sarah Gled- 
hill, in 1657. Barkisland Hall, now 
occupied as a farm house, is a respect- 
able specimen of the architecture of the 
age of Charles the First. In this town- 
ship is Howroyd, the seat of T. Hor- 
ton, Esq. 

Barkston, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Sherburn, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 5 miles S. E. from 
Tadcaster; inhabitants, 251. This vil- 
lage gives name to the wapentake. 

Barkston Ash, W. R. (5) a wa- 
pentake in the West Riding, bounded 
on the north by the river Wharfe, on 
the east by the river Ouse, on the south 
by the river Aire, and on the west by 
the wapentake of Skyrack. It contains 
four market towns, 48 townships, 18 
of which are parishes ; 4101 houses, 
and 20,772 inhabitants. 

Barlby, E.R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Hemingborough, wapentake 
of Ouse and Derwent, 2 miles N. E. 
from Selby ; inhabitants, 349 ; a cha- 
pelry to Hemingborough. 

Barlow, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Brayton, wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 3 miles S. E. from Sel- 
by ; inhabitants, 175. 

Barmby upon Dunn, W. R. (8) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5§ miles 
N. E. from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 



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495 ; a vicarage, value 9/. 12*. 6d. ; 
patron, John Gresham, Esq. This 
place is seated on the east bank of the 
river Dunn, or Don, across which is the 
township of Thorpe in Balne. Entire 
population, 617. 

Barmbv on the Marsh, E. R. 
(8) a township in the parish of How- 
den, 4§ miles S. W. from Howden, to 
which it is a chapelry ; inhabitants, 
525. This place is seated near the 
junction of the rivers Ouse and Der- 
went, and is noted for its two mineral 
springs, one a chalybeate and the other 
of a sulphurous quality. Here is a 
free grammar school for ten boys. The 
sacking manufacture is carried on with 
success. 

Barmby on the Moor, E. R. 
(5) a parish and township in the divi- 
sion of Wilton Beacon, 2 miles W. 
from Pocklington ; inhabitants, 440 ; 
a vicarage, value 5/. 6s. 2d. ; patro'n, 
the Dean and Chapter of York. This 
place has an annual market on the 
Thursday preceding St. Peter's day ; 
and here is the excellent posting house, 
knownby the name of Barmby Moor Inn. 
Barmborough, W.R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 6 miles W. from 
Doncaster ; inhabitants, 466 ; a rec- 
tory, value 23/. ; patron, Southwell 
College, in Nottinghamshire. In this 
place, a rude painting in the church, 
commemorates a fatal conflict between 
a man and a wild cat, which began in 
an adjacent wood, and terminated with 
the death of both parties in the church 
porch. Barmborough Grange is the 
seat of F. Hawksworth, Esq. ; and 
Barmborough Hall is the residence of 
Mrs. Griffith ; but the property of T. 
P. More, Esq., a descendant of the 
illustrious Sir Thos. More, into whose 
family it came by the marriage of his 
son John with the heiress of Edward 
Cresacre, Esq. In this mansion are 
two paintings of the More family, said 
to be originals of Holbein ; one of them 



very large, but considerably defaced and 
injured, contains the portraits of the 
parents of Sir Thomas, with himself 
and the rest of their progeny. 

Barmer Lodge, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Hutton le Hole 
and parish of Lastingham, wapentake 
of Rydale, 4 miles N. from Kirkby 
Moorside. 

Barmston, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township, in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 6J miles S. W. from Bridlington, 
inhabitants, 205 ; a rectoiy, value 13/. 
lis. lOf d. ; patron, Sir Francis Boyn- 
ton, Bart. This place is pleasantly 
situated near the German Ocean. Here 
is an alms-house for four poor people, 
founded by Sir Griffin Boynton, in 
1726. The old hall, moated round, 
once the residence of this family, is 
now occupied as a farm-house. 

Barnaby House, or Grange, N. 
R. (2) a hamlet in the township and 
parish of Guisborough, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 2 miles W. from Guisbo- 
rough. 

Barnbow, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Barwick in 
Elmet, wapentake of Skyrack, 6 miles 
E. from Leeds. 

Barnby, East, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Lythe, wapentake 
of Langbarugh, 6 miles N. W. from 
Whitby ; inhabitants, 270. 

Barnby, West, N. R. (3) a ham- 
let in the preceding township. 

Barnby, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Buttercrambe, parish of 
Bossall, wapentake of Bulmer, 9 miles 
N. E. from York. 

Barnby Furnace and v Barnby 
Hall, W. R. (8) two small hamlets in 
the township and parish of Cawthorne, 
wapentake of Staincross, 3 J miles N. W. 
from Barnsley. 

Barnfield Smithy, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Low Bentham, wapentake of Ewcross, 
4 miles S. from Ingleton. 

Barnhill Hall, E.R. (5) a ham- 



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let in the township of Knedlington 
and parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 1 mile N. from How- 
den. 

Barningham, N. R. (1) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of Gil- 
ling West, 2 miles S. from Greta Bridge; 
inhabitants, 384 ; a rectory, value 19/. 
17*. \d. ; patron, the King. Barning- 
ham Hall is the seat of MarkMilbanke, 
Esq. This parish is situated on the 
borders of Arkengarth Forest, and con- 
tains the townships of Hope and Scar- 
gill. Entire population, 564. 

Barnoldwick,W.R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Burton, parish of 
Thornton, in Lonsdale, wapentake of 
Ewcross, 1 1 miles N. W. from Settle. 
Barnoldswick, or Gillchurch, 
W. R. (4) a parish and township, in 
the wapentake of Staincliffe, 9 miles S. 
W. from Skipton ; inhabitants, 1334 ; 
a perpetual curacy ; patron, Sir John 
Lister Kaye, Bart. Here was once a 
monastery, founded in 1147, but the 
abbot and monks disagreeing with the 
rector and parishioners, pulled down 
the church, and soon after removed to 
Kirkstall ; the present church seems 
to have been built soon after this trans- 
action, and being placed on the brink 
of a deep glen or gill, was called Gill- 
church. This parish contains the 
townships of Brockden, Coates, and 
Salterforth. Entire population, 2350. 
Barnsdale, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kirk Smea- 
ton, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 6 miles 
S. E. from Pontefract. 

Barnsdale Lodge, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
. Campsall, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
7% miles S. E. from Pontefract. 

Barns Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tkkhill, 5 miles N. from Sheffield. 
Here is an hospital, called Barns Hall, 
endowed in 1638, by Sir Richard Scott, 
Bart, for six poor people. 



Barnside, W.R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Hepworth and parish 
of Kirk Burton, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 6 miles N. W. from Penistone. 

Barnsley, W. R. (8) a market 
town and township in the parish of 
Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, 10 
miles S. from Wakefield, 39 miles S.S.E. 
from York, 172 miles from London ; 
a chapelry to Silkstone ; inhabitants, 
8284 ; market, Wednesday ; fairs, the 
Wednesday before 28th February, May 
13, October 11 ; the petty sessions for 
the wapentake of Staincross are held 
here. In 1665 a free grammar school 
was founded by Thos. Keresforth, gent. 
This place has been called Black Barns- 
ley, either from the smoke of its nu- 
merous forges giving a dingy hue to the 
houses, or from the dreary appearance 
of the circumjacent moors ; though 
other authorities think the appellation 
should be bleak, on account of the ex- 
posed situation of the town, which is 
seated upon the declivity of a hill. 
Though this place has little to interest 
the antiquary, it is tolerably well built 
with stone, and possesses many flou- 
rishing manufactures — that of wire is 
the most ancient, and is much cele- 
brated for its excellence ; as is also one 
for black glass bottles ; but the manufac- 
ture of flax, in its various departments 
of weaving 1 and bleaching, seems latterly 
to have obtained the chief attention. 
Excellent coal mines supply an abun- 
dant source of fuel, and here are two 
extensive iron-founderies ; much of the 
land in the vicinity is distinguished for 
its fertility ; and, in addition to these 
advantages, Barnsley enjoys an inland 
navigation, affording a communication 
with all parts of the kingdom, conse- 
quently the place has become highly 
wealthy and flourishing. 

Barnsley Canal, W. R. (8) com- 
mences at Barnby Bridge, near Caw- 
thorne, from whence are several rail- 
ways to Barnsley ; it is a cut from the 
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northwards to Royston, Felkirk, and 
Crofton, till it falls into the river Cal- 
der, near Wakefield ; its whole length 
is about 14 miles, and its fall 120 feet. 

Barnsley, Old, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Barnsley, and 
parish of Silkstone, Avapentake of 
Staincross, 1 mile N. W. from Barns- 
ley. 

Barrow, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Wentworth, parish of 
Wath upon Dearn, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 5 miles N. W. from 
Rotherham. 

Barrow, or Barugh Hill, E. R. 
(6) a hamlet in the township and parish 
of Lockington, division of Bainton 
Beacon, 8 miles N. from Beverley. 

Barrowby Grange, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Kirkby Overblow, wapentake of Claro, 
5 miles VV. from Wetherby. 

Barrowby Hall, W.R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Austhorpe, but 
in the parish of Garforth, wapentake 
of Skyrack, 6 miles E. from Leeds : 
here is a seat of R. O. Gascoigne, Esq. 

Barthorpe Bottoms, E. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Acklam, wapentake of Buckrose, 8 
miles S. from Malton. 

Barton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
East, 7 miles N. E. from Richmond,; 
inhabitants, 436. Here are two chapels 
in this parish, the vicars of Stanwick 
and Gilling being patrons. The boun- 
daries of these chapelries are intricate 
and scarcely ascertained : the neigh- 
bourhood abounds with excellent lime- 
stone. The parish contains the town- 
ship of Newton Murrell ; entire popu- 
lation, 467. 

Barton Dale, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Hun- 
manby, wapentake of Dickering, 5 
miles N. W. from Bridlington. 

Barton le Street, N. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Rydale, 5 miles N.W. from Malton; 



inhabitants, 176; a rectory, value 
14/. 8s. 6§.</; patron, the Marchioness 
of Hertford. The church is said to 
have been built from the ruins of St. 
Mary's Abbey in York, and contains 
some curious ancient sculpture. Here 
is the seat of H. C. Leatham, Esq. The 
parish contains the townships of But- 
terwick and Coneysthorpe. Entire 
population, 386. 

Barton le Willows, N. R. (5) 
a township in the parish of Crambe, 
wapentake of Bulmer, 8 miles S. W. 
from Malton ; inhabitants, 1188. Here 
is Spittle-bridge Inn, a noted posting- 
house. 

Barugh, Great and Little, N. R. 
(5) a township in the parish of Kirkby 
Misperton, wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 4 miles S. W. from Pickering ; 
inhabitants, 241. 

Barugh Rook. See Rook Barugh. 

Barwick, or Berwick, in Elmet, 
W. R. (5) a parish and township in 
the wapentake of Skyrack, 8 miles 
N. E. from Leeds ; inhabitants, 1481 ; 
a rectory, value 33/. 12s. 6d. ; patron, 
the King, as Duke of Lancaster. In 
this village is a mount called Hall- 
tower-hill, and which was probably the 
site of a palace, the residence of the 
Northumbrian kings during the Saxon 
heptarchy. 

Bashall, or Bashalleaves,W.R. 
(4) a township in the parish of Mitton, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 10 miles S. W. 
from Gisburn ; inhabitants, 348. 
Bashall Hall is the seat of James 
Taylor, Esq. 

Basingthorpe, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Greasborough, 
and parish of Rotherham, 1 mile N. 
from Rotherham. 

Baswick, High and Low, E. R. (6) 
two hamlets in the township and parish 
of Leven, 8 miles S. W. from Great 
Driffield. 

Baswick Steer, E.R. (6) in the 
township and parish of Brandsburton, 
8 miles S. W. from Great Driffield. 



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This place is an extensive coal and 
lime wharf on the river Hull. 

Batley, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Agbrigg, 
7 miles N. W. from Wakefield ; in- 
habitants, 3717 ; a vicarage, value 16/. 
11*. Sd. ; patron, the Earls of Wilton 
and Cardigan alternately. Here is a 
free school, founded by the Rev. W. 
Lee, 1613. The school-house was re- 
built in 1818. Batley is a place of 
great antiquity ; its church, of the age 
of Henry VI., contains several splendid 
monuments of its ancient lords. The 
town partakes of the commercial pro- 
sperity of the district, having various 
flourishing woollen and blanket manu- 
factures. Half a mile to the north 
are the poor remains of Howley Hall, 
once a magnificent mansion, the resi- 
dence of the Saviles, and which was 
destroyed about a century since. In 
the township are Purlwell Hall, the 
seat of Mrs. Taylor ; and Staincliffe 
Hall, the seat of Miss Taylor. The 
parish contains the townships of Chur- 
well, Gildersome, and Morley. Entire 
population, 9154. 

Batley Carr, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the preceding parish and township, 
1 mile S. from Batley. 

Batley, Upper, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the preceding parish and town- 
ship, 1 mile N. from Batley. 

Batterax, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Bowland Forest, pa- 
rish of Slaidburn, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 3 miles S. W. from Slaidburn. 

Battersby, N.R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 5 miles E. 
from Stokesley ; inhabitants, 87- 

Battleburn, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township of Eastburn, parish of 
Kirkburn, division of Bainton Bea- 
con, 3 miles S. W. from Great Drif- 
field. 

Bawtry, W. R. (8) a market town 
and township in the parish of Blythe, 
county of Nottingham, but in the wa- 



pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles E. from Tickhill, 46 S. from 
York, 153 from London ; inhabitants, 
1027 ; a chapelry to Blythe; market, 
Thursday, formerly on Wednesday ; 
fairs, Thursday in Whitsun week and 
Old Martinmas Day. This town is 
situated on the extreme edge of the 
county, and a few of the houses are 
in Nottinghamshire. The street 
through which the great north road 
runs, is remarkably broad, and con- 
tains some handsome houses. Bawtry 
stands on the side of an eminence, 
sloping towards the north and east 
down to the river Idle, which is na- 
vigable hither for small craft from 
Gainsborough and other places on the 
Trent. At the southern extremity of 
the town is the elegant mansion of the 
Dowager Viscountess Galway ; and 
about a mile distant is the village of 
Scrooby, in Nottinghamshire, remark- 
able for having formerly had a palace 
belonging to the Archbishops of York, 
at which place several prelates have 
resided. 

Baxby, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Thornton, parish of Cox- 
wold, wapentake of Birdforth, 6 miles 
N. from Easingwold. 

Baxter Howe, N. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Airyholme, pa- 
rish of Hovingham, wapentake of 
Rydale, 8 miles W. from Malton. 

Baysdale, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Westerdale, parish of 
Stokesley, wapentake of Langbarugh, 
7 miles S. E. from Guisborough. Here 
was a priory, founded by Guido de 
Bovincourt, for an abbess and nuns of 
the Cistercian order ; the buildings 
retain few monastic traces, being con- 
verted into farm-houses. This hamlet 
is separated from Stokesley by the in- 
tervening parishes of Kirkby, and In- 
gleby Greenhow. 

Beadlam, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parishes of Kirkdale and Helmsley, 
wapentake of Rydale, three miles S. 



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W. from Kirkby Moorslde; inhabi- 
tants. 143. 

Beaghall, orBEAL, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Kellington, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 6 miles N. 
E. from Pontefract ; inhabitants, 546. 

Beal House, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Thornton- 
le-Street, wapentake of Allertonshire, 
4 miles N. from Thirsk. 

Beamsley, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parishes of Addingham and 
Skipton, and in the wapentakes of Claro 
and Staincliffe, 6§ miles E. from Skip- 
ton; inhabitants, 512. Here is an 
hospital founded in the 55 Elizabeth, 
by Margaret, Countess of Cumberland, 
for 13 poor women, who occupy two 
distinct buildings in a small court or 
garden, with a chapel attached. Beam- 
ley Hall was an ancient seat of the 
family of Clapham, who had a vault in 
Bolton priory church, where according 
to tradition, they were buried in an up- 
right position. 

Bearepark, N.R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Carperby, and parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 7 
miles W. from Leyburn. Here was 
once a park belonging to the ancient 
family of the Metcalfs; it has been 
long destroyed, and of the woods, no- 
thing remains but a few stinted bushes. 

Bearwood Green, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Hatfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, If mile S. from Thome. 

Becca Hall, W. R. (5). See 
Abberford. 

Beckfoot, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 4 miles N.from 
Bradford. 

Beckmeeting, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 
8 miles N. W. from Ripon. 

Beckwith, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Pannal, 
wapentake of Claro, 4 miles S. W. from 



Knaresborough. Beckwith Green and 
Beckwith Shaw are hamlets adjacent. 

Bedale, N. R. (2) a parish, town- 
ship and market town in the wapen- 
take of Hang East, 6 miles N, from 
Masham, 54 N. W. from York, 223 
from London; inhabitants 1137; a 
rectory, value 89/. 4s. 9rff.; patrons, 
Henry Peirse and Thomas Stapylton, 
Esqrs. alternately; market, Tuesday; 
fairs, Easter and Whit Tuesdays, July 
6 and 7, October 11 and 12, Tuesday- 
se'nnight before Christmas-day. Be- 
dale is tolerably well built, and is situ- 
ated in a rich valley, on a rivulet which 
runs into the Swale near Gatenby ; the 
church is a large handsome edifice, 
containing many ancient monuments, 
and is remarkable for the value of its 
rectory, said to be worth near 6000/. 
per annum ; the valuation in the King's 
book is the largest in the county. Its 
tower is constructed with such strength, 
as to have been capable of affording shel- 
ter from the tumultuary inroads of the 
Scots; which continued till the time of 
Edward III., about the date of its erec- 
tion. Here is a hospital for six poor men, 
founded by Dr. Samways, in 1718 ; also 
a hospital for three poor widows, found- 
ed by Richard and Thomas Young ; here 
too is an ancient grammar-school, foun- 
der unknown, but now converted into 
a national-school. In the neighbouring 
district, are bred the best hunters and 
road horses in the world. In the gar- 
dens of Bedale Hali, the seat of the late 
Henry Peirse, Esq. the site of an an- 
cient castle can be traced ; nearly ad- 
jacent to the town is Benkel Grange, 
the seat of the Hon. and Rev. T. Mon- 
son. Bedale contains the townships of 
Aiskew, Burrel, Crakehall, Firby, and 
Langthorne; entire population, 2651. 

Beeford, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 8 miles S. E. from Driffield ; in- 
habitants, 620 ; a rectory, value 22/. ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York. This 
is a pleasant village situated on the 



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high road from Hull to Scarborough ; to 
the south is Beeford, or Moor Grange, 
the seat of Sir G. Wood, Knt. ; the 
parish contains the townships of Dun- 
nington and Lisset; entire popula- 
tion, 791. 

Beeston, W.R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Leeds, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 2 miles S. W. from Leeds ; inha- 
bitants, 1670; a chapelry to Leeds. 
The chapel, from the lancet window at 
the west end, appears to be of the date 
of Henry III. Beeston is pleasantly si- 
tuated on an eminence, commanding a 
view over Airedale : the coal mines in 
the neighbourhood were worked as early 
as the reign of Charles II. 

Beggarmunds, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Buckden, and 
parish of Arncliffe, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 8 miles N. W. from Kettlewell. 

Beggarington, W.R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of North Owram, 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 3 miles N. E. from Halifax. 

Beilby, E. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Hayton, division of Holme 
Beacon, 4 miles S. from Pocklington ; 
inhabitants, 239 ; a chapelry to Hayton. 

Belby, E. R. (8) a township in the 
parish of Howden, wapentake of How- 
denshire, 1£ mile E. from Howden; 
inhabitants, 49. 

Bellasize, E.R. (9) a township in 
the parish of Eastrington, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 5 miles S. E. from How- 
den ; inhabitants, 197. 

Bell Busk, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Cold Coniston, and 
parish of Gargrave, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 7 miles, N. W. from Skipton. 

Belle Vue, W. R. (8). See San- 
dal Magna. 

Belle Vue, W. R. (8) . See Don- 
caster. 

Bellerby, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Spennythorne, wapen- 
take of Hang West, 4 miles N. from 
Middleham; inhabitants, 407; a cha- 
pelry to Spennythorne. This place con- 



sists of one straggling street, through 
which runs a rivulet of very pure water. 

Bell Hagg, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Upper Hallam and parish 
of Sheffield, wapentake of StrafForth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles W. from Sheffield. 

Bell Hall, E. R. See Naburn. 

Belly Bridge, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Hartsbead, pa- 
rish of Dewsbury, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 4 miles E. from Halifax. 

Belthorpe, E. R. (5) a township 
with Wilton, in the parish of Bishop 
Wilton, division of Wilton Beacon, 
4 miles N. from Pocklington ; inhabi- 
tants, 570. 

Bempton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 5£ miles N. E. from Bridlington ; 
inhabitants, 23 1 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, R. C. Broadley, Esq. 

BENiNGBnouGH, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Newton upon Ouse, 
wapentake of Bulmer, 7 miles N. W. 
from York; inhabitants, 99. Half a 
mile from the village is Beningbrough 
Hall, the seat of Mrs. Earle. 

Bennetland, E. R. (9) a hamlet 
in the township of Bellasize and parish 
of Eastrington, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 5 miles E. from Howden. 

Benningholme, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Swine, wapentake 
of Holderness, 7 miles E. from Bever- 
ley; inhabitants, 97. The Grange is 
the residence of John Harrison, Esq. 

Bentham, High, W.R. (4) part 
of the township of Low Bentham, wa- 
pentake of Ewcross, 1 1 miles N. W. 
from Settle. Fair, January 25 ; Satur- 
day in Easter week, June 22 ; October 
25. Here is the seat of T. H. John- 
son, Esq. 

Bentham, Low, W. R. (4) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ew- 
cross, 12 miles N. W. from Settle ; in- 
habitants, 2102 ; a rectory, value 35/. 
7s. Sid. ; patron, E. Parker, Esq. The 
township of Bentham is divided into 
four quarters, High and Low Bentham, 



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Mewith and Grasingle. The parish 
extends far to the north, and contains 
the township of Ingleton ; entire po- 
pulation, 3404. 

Bentley, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Rowley, 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 2£ miles 
S. W. from Beverley. 

Bentley, W. R. (8) a township 
■with Arksey, in the parish of Arksey, 
wapentake of StrafForth and Tick- 
hill, l£ mile N. from Doncaster; in- 
habitants, 1171. Dr. Miller, in his 
history of Doncaster, states a mightily 
uninteresting fact, but which has been 
copied by several topographical wri- 
ters ; — that in Bentley lived a little old 
man, called Billy Dutchman, a stone- 
mason, who, by an accurate account 
kept of his days of labour and idleness 
for twenty-nine years, from 1767, found 
that he had earned 538/. 18*. 3d. ave- 
raging 7s. 3d. per week. 

Bentley Grange, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Em- 
ley, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 miles 
S.W. from Wakefield. 

Bents Green, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Eccleshall Bier- 
low, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 3f miles S. W. 
from Sheffield. 

Berry Brow, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Almond- 
bury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles 
S. from Huddersfield. 

Berry Moor, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Silkstone, 
wapentake of Staincross, 3§ miles S.E. 
from Penistone. 

Berwick, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Draughton, parish of 
Skipton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 4 
miles E.from Skipton. 

Berwick, N. R. (2). See Ingleby 
Berwick. 

Bess ac ar, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cantley, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
4 miles S.E. from Doncaster. 



Bessingby, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 2 miles S.W. from Bridlington; 
inhabitants, 83 ; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, H. Hudson, Esq. Bessingby 
Hall is an elegant modern mansion, the 
seat of H. Hudson, Esq. 

Beswick, E.R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Kilnwick, division of 
Bainton Beacon, 6§ miles N. from 
Beverley; inhabitants, 192. The cha- 
pel is a perpetual curacy ; patron, John 
Dennison, Esq. 

Beverley, E. R. (6) a borough, 
township, and market town in the divi- 
sion of Hunsley Beacon, 9 miles N. E. 
from Hull, 29 E. S. E. from York, 1 83 
from London ; inhabitants, 6728. The 
town consists of three parishes, St. Mar- 
tin's, St. Nicholas', and St. Mary's. St. 
Martin's, united with the minster, or St. 
John's, is a perpetual curacy ; patron, 
the Corporation of Beverley. St. Mary's 
is a vicarage, value 14l.2s.Sid. ; patron, 
the King, and is united with St. Nicho- 
las; a rectory, value 51. 10s. The 
churches of St. Nicholas and St. Martin 
have long since fallen to decay, and have 
disappeared. Market, Saturday; fairs, 
Thursday before February 26, Holy 
Thursday, July 5, September 14, No- 
vember 5, and Wednesday after Christ- 
mas day. The corporation consists of 
a mayor, 12 aldermen, and 13 capital 
burgesses; the latter, with the mayor, 
chosen annually, on the Monday before 
Michaelmas day, under a charter grant- 
ed by Queen Elizabeth. Beverley sent 
two representatives to the first house of 
Commons, summoned in the 23d year 
of Edward I. but after the death of that 
monarch, the borough ceased to make 
a return till the 5th of Elizabeth : the 
election is in the free burgesses, resident 
and not resident ; the number of which 
is about 1400. The sessions for the 
East Riding are held in this town. The 
hospitals in Beverley are numerous ; 
those of Mrs. AnnRouth, Mr. Warton, 
Sir Michael Warton, and Fox's hospi- 



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tal, are for poor Avidows ; Temperon's 
hospital is for six poor persons ; here 
also are several other charities, under 
the direction of trustees. The gram- 
mar school is of ancient date, but it 
does not appear when or by whom it 
was founded ; this school has two 
fellowships, six scholarships, and three 
exhibitions to St. John's College, Cam- 
bridge. Beverley is situated at the foot 
of the Wolds, about a mile from the 
river Hull; its origin is involved in 
great obscurity ; it obtained its name, 
Beverlac, or the place of beavers, from 
the abundance of those animals in the 
neighbouring waters : the earliest fact 
to be relied on in its history, is the 
foundation of a church by St. John of 
Beverley, Archbishop of York, about 
the year 700, which he afterwards con- 
verted into a monastery. In the year 
867, it was destroyed by Ubba, the 
Dane, and lay in ruins three years ; no 
further mention of it appears till the 
time of Alhelstan, who, in the early 
part of the tenth century, granted 
many privileges to the town and mo- 
nastery ; also a sanctuary, the limits of 
which were marked by four crosses : a 
memorial of this place of refuge is yet 
preserved, by an ancient stone seat 
standing on the right side of the altar 
in the minster, bearing a Latin inscrip- 
tion, offering an asylum to any crimi- 
nal who should flee to its protection. 
In 1664, workmen opening a grave in 
the minster found, wrapped in a sheet 
of lead, some reliques, and a plate of 
lead bearing a Latin inscription, im- 
porting that the bones were those of 
the founder, St. John of Beverley, and 
that the ancient church was destroyed 
by fire in the year 1188, consequently 
the present structure was erected not 
earlier than the thirteenth century : ita 
style indeed, decides it to be of the date 
of Henry III. This church is aptly 
termed, by Dr. Stukeley, "an extraor- 
dinary beauty, nothing inferior to York 
minster, but something less." The 



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lapse of five centuries had brought the 
building to such a ruinous state of de- 
cay, that in the beginning of the last 
century a thorough repair became ne- 
cessary ; the choir was then paved with 
marble of various colours ; a new and 
very beautiful screen between the nave 
and choir, in the Gothic style, was erect- 
ed, and the large east window decorated 
with painted glass collected from the 
other windows, but very skilfully con- 
nected together ; some other alterations 
introducing Corinthian and Doric pil- 
lars, however meritorious in them- 
selves, do not accord with the ancient 
English cathedral style of architecture. 
The most curious circumstance in these 
repairs was the replacing the north 
end wall of the great cross aisle, 
which then overhung its foundation 
forty-two inches ; this was actually 
screwed up to its proper perpendicular 
by a machine, the contrivance of Mr. 
Thornton, a carpenter, of York : an 
engraving of this extraordinary under- 
taking, still bears witness to its great 
ingenuity. In the Minster are several 
monuments of the Percy family, who 
have added a little chapel to the choir. 
At the upper end of the body of the 
church, next the choir, hangs an an- 
cient tablet, with the portraits of St. 
John of Beverley and King Athelstan 
upon it, and between them this distich — 

" Als free make I thee, 
As hert may thynke or egh see." 
From this distich the burgesses lay 
claim to exemption from paying toll or 
custom, in any port or town in Eng- 
land. The west end of the church is 
adorned with two lofty towers, and the 
whole building may vie with several of 
the minor English cathedrals in mag- 
nitude, and with most in beauty. 

The edifice of St. Mary is an ancient 
and handsome parish church, but me- 
rits no particular notice. Beverley is 
well built, and is inhabited by many 
genteel families ; it is about a mile in 
length ; the entrance from Driffield is 



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remarkably fine ; a wide street termi- 
nates at an ancient gateway ; the market- 
place is spacious, and adorned with a 
handsome cross. The principal trade of 
Beverley consists in coals, corn, malt, 
oatmeal, and tanned leather, to which 
the canal from the town to the Hum- 
ber, cut in 1727, called Beverley Beck, 
affords great facilities. A singular pri- 
vilege, attached to the free burgesses 
of Beverley, is the right each one pos- 
sesses of pasturage over no less than 
1174 acres of fertile land, in the four 
commons of Westwood, Hum, Figham, 
and Swine Moor, for 13 head of cat- 
tle, under certain regulations, at a 
trifling charge. The vicinity of Be- 
verley, towards the west, is elevated 
and pleasant, and here is situated the 
race-course, but to the east and south 
flat and uninviting ; the soil, however, 
is greatly improved by drainage. The 
town contains a house of correction for 
the East Riding, an office for the re- 
gistry of wills, a guildhall, a theatre, 
and several places of worship for vari- 
ous classes of the dissenters. Amongst 
the eminent men born here, may be 
reckoned John Alcock, Bishop of Ely, 
who died in 1500, the founder of Jesus 
College, in Cambridge : John Fisher, 
Bishop of Rochester, a pious, sincere, 
and learned prelate, who paid, with the 
loss of his head, for his opposition to 
the supremacy of Henry VIII. 1535 ; 
candour must not deny him the merit 
of a martyr, though he perished as 
the champion of the church of Rome : 
John Green, Bishop of Lincoln, who 
died in 1779, an elegant scholar, and 
one of the writers of the Athenian Let- 
ters, published by the Earl of Hard- 
wicke : Robert Ingham, died L804, au- 
thor of " A View of the great Events 
of the Seventh Plague :" and Dr. Henry 
Revel Reynolds, a celebrated physician. 
A mile to the east is Grove Hill, a very 
ancient landing place for goods. In 
the liberties of Beverley are the town- 
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withSandholme,Thearn, Tickton, Well» 
and Woodmansea. Entire population, 
7503. 

Beverley Parks, E.R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township of Woodmansea, 
parish of St. John, Beverley, division 
of Hunsley Beacon, 1£ mile S.E. from 
Beverley. 

Bewerley, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 8 miles N. W. from Ripley ; in- 
habitants, 1408. This district abounds 
with valuable mines of lead. Bewer- 
ley Hall is the seat of John Yorke, Esq. 

Bewholme, E. R. (6) a township 
with Nunkeeling, in the parish of Nun- 
keeling, wapentake of Holderness, 3$ 
miles N.W. from Hornsea ; inhabitants, 
243. This place is pleasantly situated 
on an eminence, commanding an exten- 
sive view of the surrounding country. 

Bewick, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township of East Newton and parish of 
Aldborough, wapentake of Holderness, 
7 miles S. E. from Hornsea. 

Bickerton, (5) a township in the 
parish of Bilton, in the Ainsty, 4 miles 
N.E. fromWetherby; inhabitants, 149. 

Bickley, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Ebberston, 
wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 9 miles 
W. from Scarborough. 

Bierley, East, W. R. (4) ahamlet 
in the township of North Bierley, but 
in the parish of Birstall, wapentake of 
Morley, 4 miles S. E. from Bradford. 

Bierley, North, W. R. (4) a 
township in the parish of Bradford, 
wapentake of Morley, 2| miles S. E. 
from Bradford; inhabitants, 6070. 
Here is a chapel, but not consecrated. 
In this township are Bierley Hall, the 
seat of Miss Currer ; andRoyd's Hall, 
the seat of C. Dawson, Esq. 

Biggin, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Church Fenton, wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, 6£ miles N. W. 
from Selby ; inhabitants, 164. The 
Teazle, Dipsacus Fullonum, so much 
used in dressing woollen cloth, was first 



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cultivated in the county of York, at this 
place. 

Biggin, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Kirkby Mal- 
zeard, wapentake of Claro, 8§ miles 
N. W. from Ripon. Biggin Grange, 
a seat of the Rev. Dr. J. Geldart, was 
a dairy farm to Fountains Abbey. 

Bilbrough, (5) a parish and town- 
ship in the Ainsty, 4 miles N. E. from 
Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 260 ; a per- 
petual curacy. The church contains 
the remains of Thomas Lord Fairfax, 
the celebrated parliamentary general ; 
and here is the seat of Mw. Todd, Esq. 
Bilcliff, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Langsett, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 2 
miles S. W. from Penistone. 

Bilham, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Hooton Pagnell, wapen- 
take of StrafForth and Tickhill, 6 miles 
N. W. from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 
74. Bilham House is the seat of the 
Rev. Godfrey Wright; at some dis- 
tance from the mansion is an elegant 
structure, called Belvidere, which com- 
mands one of the richest and most ex- 
tensive prospects in the West Riding ; 
the cathedrals of York and Lincoln, 
with nearly seventy parish churches, 
being distinctly visible on a clear day. 
At this village excellent sand is pro- 
cured for the use of the Rotherham 
and Sheffield founderies. 

Bilham Grange, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Clayton and 
parish of High Hoy land, wapentake of 
Staincross, 7 miles N.W. from Barnsley. 
Bilham Row, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bilham and parish of 
Hooton Pagnell, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 7 miles N. W. from 
Doncaster. 

Billingley, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Darfield, wapentake of 
StrafForth and Tickhill, 6 miles E. from 
Barnsley ; inhabitants, 214. Billing- 
ley House is the seat of John Mickle- 
thwaite, Esq. 



Billingley Green, W. R. (8) a 

hamlet in the preceding township. 

Billings Hill, E. R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township of Benholme with 
Nunkeeling, parish of Nunkeeling, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 7 miles N. W. 
from Hornsea. Here is the seat of J. 
Hopkinson, Esq. 

BlLSDALE EASTSIDE, Or MlDCA- 

ble, N. R. (2) a township in the parish 
of Helmsley, wapentake of Rydale, 8 
miles N. from Helmsley ; inhabitants, 
780 ; a chapelry to Helmsley. The 
part of the township in which the cha- 
pel is situated, is sometimes called 
Bilsdale Kirkham. Bilsdale is a long 
narrow dale, through which runs the 
Seth, a stream which unites with the 
river Rye. 

Bilsdale Westside, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Hawnby, 
wapentake of Rydale, 8 miles N. from 
Helmsley ; inhabitants, 127. 

Bilton, (5) a parish and township 
in the Ainsty, 5 miles N. E. from We- 
therby ; inhabitants, 223 ; a vicarage, 
value ol. 16s. 0%d. ; patron, the Pre- 
bendary of Bilton, in York Cathedral. 
Bilton Park is the seat of Richard 
Fountayne Wilson, Esq. The parish 
contains the townships ofBickerton and 
Tockwith. Entire population, 808. 

Bilton, W. R. (5) a township with 
High Harrowgate, in the parish of 
Knaresborough, wapentake of Claro, 
1$ mile W. from Knaresborough ; in- 
habitants, 1934. Bilton Hall is the 
seat of Henry Hunter, Esq. ; and 
Woodland Cottage is the seat of Dr. 
Jaques. 

Bilton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Swine, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 4§ miles N.E. from Hull ; in- 
habitants, 91 ; a chapelry to Swine. 
Bilton was thought to have been for- 
merly a parish ; it is a small village, 
pleasantly situated on the road from 
Hull to Hedon. 

Bingley, W.R. (4) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 



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take of Skyrack, 6 miles N. W. from 
Bradford, 58 S. W. from York, 202 
from London ; inhabitants, 6176 ; a 
vicarage, value 71. 6s. 8d. ; patron, the 
King ; market, Tuesday ; fairs, Jan. 
25, August 25, 26, 27. Here is a 
grammar school, founded in the reign 
of Henry VIII., value about 400/. per 
annum ; by a decree of Lord Eldon, 
1320, it was determined that it {should 
be conducted as a free grammar school, 
for teaching the children of the inhabi- 
tants of Bingley the learned languages. 
The town is pleasantly seated on a hill, 
between the river Aire and the Leeds 
and Liverpool canal ; and it consists 
chiefly of one long sti*eet, pretty well 
built : the surrounding country is beau- 
tiful and well wooded. Bingley is dis- 
tinguished for its worsted manufacture, 
which is carried on in the town and 
neighbourhood to a considerable ex- 
tent. In the township are Cottingley 
House, the seat of Mrs. Ferrand ; Cot- 
tingley Bridge, the seat of C. F. Bus- 
field, Esq. ; Gawthorpe Hall, the seat 
of Jos. Heaton, Esq. ; Horden Grange, 
the seat of W. Ferrand, Esq. ; Myrtle 
Grove, the seat of W. Twiss, Esq. ; and 
St. Ives, the delightfully situated seat 
of E. Ferrand, Esq. Bingley contains 
the townships of Micklethwaite, and 
East and West Morton. Entire popu- 
lation, 7575. 

Bingley Seat, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bradfield, parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5 miles W. from Sheffield. 

Binnington, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Willerby, wapentake 
of Dickering, 7 miles W. from Hun- 
manby ; inhabitants, 50 

Binsoe, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of West Tanfield ; 
wapentake of Hallikeld, 2 miles S.E. 
from Masham. 

Bircham Cliff, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Lindley, parish of 
Huddersfield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 
miles N. W. from Huddersfield. 



Birdforth, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Coxwold, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 4 miles N. W. from Easing- 
wold ; inhabitants, 42 ; a perpetual 
curacy to the vicarage of Thirkleby ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York. This 
tOAvnship is separated from the parish 
of Coxwold by the intervening parish 
of Carlton Husthwaite. It gives name 
to the wapentake. 

Birdforth, N.R. (2, 5) a wapen- 
take, nearly in the centre of the North 
Riding, lying round Thirsk; the south- 
ernmost boundary being about 15 miles 
from York, and the northern about the 
same distance from the river Tees. 
Birdforth is bounded on the west by the 
rivers Swale and Wiske, on the north by 
Allertonshire and Langbarugh, on the 
west by Rydale, and on the south by 
Bulmer. It contains one market town, 
44 townships, of which 17 are pa- 
rishes, 2310 houses, and 11,700 in- 
habitants. 

Bird well, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Worsborough, parish 
of Tankersley, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles S. from 
Barnsley. 

Birdwell Flat, W. R. (8) a ham 
let in the township of Swinton, pa- 
rish of Wath upon Dearn, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles N.E. 
from Rotherham. 

Birdsall, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 4 miles S. from Malton ; inhabi- 
tants, 240 ; a perpetual curacy; patron, 
the Marquis of Hertford. Birdsall Hall 
is a seat of Lord Middleton, which 
stands at the foot of the Wolds, in a 
fine sporting country. Birdsall gave 
birth to Henry Burton, the puritan di- 
vine, noted for the severity of the sen- 
tence imposed upon him by the Star 
Chamber, 1635, for a seditious libel; 
he was condemned to be pilloried, to pay 
a fine of 5000/., and to be imprisoned 
for life in Lancaster gaol ; the place of 
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to the Castle of Guernsey, from which 
place he returned in triumph, 1640, the 
House of Commons having reversed 
his sentence : he was restored to his 
living of St. Matthew, in Friday Street, 
London, in the possession of which he 
died, 1648. 

Birkby, N.R. (2) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Allertonshirc, 
6 miles N. from Northallerton ; inhabi- 
tants, 90 ; a rectory, value 61. 13*. 4d. ; 
patron, the Bishop of Durham. Birkby 
contains the townships of Hutton Bon- 
ville, and Little Smeaton. Entire po- 
pulation, 261. 

Birkby, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Thorner, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 5 miles N.E. from 
Leeds. 

Birkby, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Huddersfield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles N. W. 
from Huddersfield. 

Birkby Nab, or Nook, W. R. (5) 
a hamlet in the township of Studley 
Roger, parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 2 miles N. W. from Ripon. 

Birk Dale, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Muker, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 7 miles 
N. W. from Muker. 

Birk House, W. R. (I) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sedbergh, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 4 miles N. E. 
from Sedbergh. 

Birkin, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township, in the wapentake of Bark- 
ston Ash, 4 miles N. E. from Ferry- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 139 ; a rectory, 
value 361. ; patron, the Devisees of the 
late Rev. Thomas Wright. This parish 
extends several miles on the north bank 
of the river Aire ; it contains Park 
House, the seat of W. Towtill, Esq. ; 
and also the townships of Haddlesey 
Chapel, Haddlesey West, Hurst Court- 
ney, and Hurst Temple. Entire popu- 
lation, 917. 

Birkinshaw, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Gomersall, parish 



of Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 4 
miles S. E. from Bradford. This ham- 
let produces an inexhaustible supply of 
coal and iron stone. 

Birks, N. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of East Witton, 
wapentake of Hang West, 5 miles W. 
from Masham. This small village is 
pleasantly situated in Colsterdale. 

Birks Hall, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Ovenden, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 1-J mile 
N. W. from Halifax. Here is the seat 
of Robert Ramsbottom, Esq. 

Birkwith, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Horton, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 8 miles N. 
from Settle. 

Birkwood, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Crofton, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 3\ miles S. E. 
from Wakefield. 

Birley Car, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 3$ miles N. from Sheffield. 

Birstall, W. R. (8) a parish in 
the wapentake of Morley, 7 miles S. W. 
from Leeds ; a vicarage, value 23/. 19s. 
2d. ; patron, the Archbishop of York. 
Birstall does not give name to a town- 
ship, but is one of the villages forming 
the township of Gomersall : the parish 
is in the very midst of the clothing dis- 
trict, and is very extensive : it contains 
the townships of Cleck Heaton, Drigh- 
lington, Gomersall, Heckmondwike, 
Hunsworth, Liversedge, Tong, and 
Wike. Entire population, 21,217. 

Birstwith, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Hampsthwaite, wapen- 
take of Claro, 8 miles W. from Knares- 
borough ; inhabitants, 621. Birstwith 
Hall is the residence of J. Green- 
wood, Esq. 

Birth waite, W.R. (8J. See Kex- 
brough. 

Bishopdale, N.R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Aysgarth, wapentake 
of Hang West, 12 miles S. W. from 



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Middleham ; inhabitants, 95. It con- 
sists of small hamlets and farm-houses, 
irregularly scattered up and down this 
picturesque and fertile region, which 
abounds with interesting waterfalls. 

Bishop Monkton, W.R. (5). See 
Monkton Bishop. 

Bishopside, High and Low, W. 
R. (4) a township in the parish of Ripon, 
wapentake of Claro, 11 milesN.W.from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 2072. This town- 
ship is situated on the north side of the 
river Nidd, and contains the market 
town of Pately Bridge. 

Bishopthorpe, (5) a parish and 
township in the Ainsty, 3 miles S. from 
York ; inhabitants, 301 ; a vicarage, 
value 41. ; patron, the Archbishop of 
York. This place was anciently called 
St. Andrew's Thorpe ; and the manor 
was first purchased, for the use of the 
See, by Walter de Grey, Archbishop of 
York, in the reign of King John. This 
prelate built a palace here, and the cha- 
pel is still seen where his chantry was 
founded ; since that time the house has 
undergone various alterations by his 
successors. The present gardens were 
laid out by Archbishop Sharp, in the 
reign of Queen Anne ; his immediate 
successor, Sir William Dawes, Bart, 
made considerable alterations in the 
palace; and Archbishop Gilbert ex- 
pended a large sum in additions and 
embellishments ; but the most exten- 
sive improvements were made by Arch- 
bishop Drummond, about the year 1765. 
Nor did this prelate confine his muni- 
ficence- to the palace; he took down 
and rebuilt the parish church, and 
adorned it with a curious window; 
brought, together with the stone used 
in building the gateway in front of the 
palace, from ruins of the Castle of Ca- 
wood. Since the destruction of Cawood, 
in the parliamentary civil war, Bishop- 
thorpe has been the constant residence 
of the Archbishops of York. 

Bishop Thornton, W.R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Ripon, wa- 



pentake of Claro, 6 miles S. W. from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 647 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, the Dean of Ripon. 

Bishopton, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 1 mile W. from Ripon ; inhabi- 
tants, 136. 

Bishop Wilton, E.R. (5) a parish 
and township with Belthorpe, in the di- 
vision of Wilton Beacon, 4 miles N. 
from Pocklington ; inhabitants, 57.0 ; a 
vicarage, value 71. 5s. 6£d.; patron, 
Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart. Archbishop 
Neville, in the reign of Edward IV. re- 
sided in this parish, which occasioned 
its being called Bishop Wilton; the 
moat which surrounded his palace still 
remains. Wilton gives name to one of 
the four divisions of the wapentake of 
Hart Hill. The parish contains the 
townships of Belthorpe, Bolton, Gow- 
thorpe, and Youlthorpe. Entire popu- 
lation, 793. 

Blackburn, W.R. (8) ahamletin 
the township of Kimberworth, parish 
of Rotherham, wapentake of Straflforth 
and Tickhill, 3 miles W. from Rother- 
ham. 

Blacker, Low, Middle, and 
Over, W. R. (8) three small hamlets 
in the township of Upper Hoyland, pa- 
rish of Wath, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 4| miles S. from Barnsley . 

Blackhow Topping, N. R. (3) a 
lofty hill in the township and parish of 
Allerston, wapentake of Pickering, 9 
miles N. E. from Pickering. 

Black Moor, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Hunshelf, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 3 
miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Black Moor Foot, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the township of South Cross- 
land, parish of Almondbury , wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 3§ miles S. W. from Hud- 
dersfield. 

Blackrake, N. R. (1) ahamletin 
the township of Carlton, parish of 
Coverham, wapentake of Hang West, 
8 miles S. W. from Middleham. 



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Blackshaw Head, W. R. (7) a 

hamlet in the township of Stansfield, 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 10 miles W. from Halifax. 

Blackstone Edge, W. R. (7). 
See Halifax. 

Blacktoft, E.R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 7 miles S. E. from Howden; in- 
habitants, 278 ; a perpetual curacy to 
the vicarage of Brantingham ; patron, 
the Dean and Chapter of Durham, to 
whom the manor belongs. Blacktoft 
is situated on the north bank of the 
Ouse, one mile above its junction with 
the Trent ; opposite to the village a 
large number of vessels frequently 
anchor, it being considered a good 
roadstead. The parish contains the 
township of Scalby. Entire popula- 
tion, 457. 

Blades, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
. township of Melbecks, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 4 miles 
W. from Reeth. 

Blake Hall, W. R. (8). SeeMir- 
field. 

Blakeheynook, W.R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles N. E. from Dobcross. 

Blakehow House, N. R. (2) a 
hamlet in the township of Farndale 
East Side, parish of Lastingham, wa- 
pentake of Rydale, 8 miles N. from 
Kirkby Moorside. 

Blanch, E.R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Warter, divi- 
sion of Bainton Beacon, 6 miles N. from 
Market Weighton. 

Blansby Park, N. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Pickering, 
wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 5 miles 
N. E. from Pickering. 

Blaxton, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Finningley, Notts, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles 
N. from Bawtry ; inhabitants, 117. 

Bleakroyd, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Langsctt and parish 



of Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 
2 miles S. W. from Penistone. 

Blean, High and Low, N. R. (2) 
two hamlets in the township of Bain- 
bridge, parish of Aysgarth, wapen- 
take of Hang West, 4 miles S. from 
Askrigg. 

Blubber Houses, W.R. (4) a 
township in the parish of Fewston, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 9 miles N. W. from 
Otley; inhabitants, 126. Near this place 
is a rocking stone of great weight, 
but which may easily be moved by the 
hand. 

Boardhill, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Langsett, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 5 
miles S. W. from Penistone. 

Boardley, W. R. (4) a township 
with Hetton, in the parish of Burnsall, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 10 miles N. 
from Skipton ^inhabitants, 180. 

Boarshurst, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles S. E. from Dobcross. 

Bog Hall, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kirk- 
he aton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles 
N. E. from Huddersfield. 

Bolby Hall, N.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Low Abbotsidc, pa- 
rish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, 1 mile W. from Askrigg. 

Boldron, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Bowes, wapentake of Gil- 
ling West, 5. 'miles N.W. t from Greta 
Bridge; inhabitants, 168. 

Bolsterstone, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Bradfield, parish 
of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 9 miles S. W. from Barns- 
ley ; a chapelry to Ecclesfield. 

Boltby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Feliskirk, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 5 miles N. E. from Thirsk; 
inhabitants, 403 ; a chapelry to Felis- 
kirk. 

Bolton,E.R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Bishop Wilton, division of 



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Wilton Beacon, 3$ miles N. W. from 
Pocklington; inhabitants, 112. Bolton 
Hall is the seat of John Preston, Esq. 

Bolton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Calverley, wapentake of 
Morley, 2 miles N. from Bradford; 
inhabitants, 654. Bolton Hall is the 
seat of Col. Fitzgerald. 

Bolton by Bovvland, W.R. (4) 
a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 4 miles W. from 
Gisburn ; inhabitants, 1205 ; a rectory, 
value 11/. \3s.4d.; patron, E. Daw- 
son, Esq. Fairs, June 28, 29, 50. In 
the church of Bolton, is the monument 
of Sir Ralph Pudsay, with his three 
wives and twenty-five children, all en- 
graven upon a slab of Craven lime- 
stone. Bolton Hall is the seat of Mrs. 
Littledale ; it was the ancient resi- 
dence of the Pudsay family ; and here 
are preserved a pair of boots, a pair 
of gloves, and a spoon which once be- 
longed to Henry VI., who found shelter 
with Sir Ralph Pudsay, after the un- 
fortunate battle of Hexham. 

Bolton Abbey, or East Bolton, 
or Bolton Canons, W.R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Skipton, wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 6 miles N. E. from 
Skipton; inhabitants, 127; achapelry 
to Skipton. Here is a free-school 
founded by the Hon. Robert Boyle. 
Bolton is much celebrated for the re- 
mains of its priory, situated amidst 
scenery of the highest picturesque 
beauty, of which Dr. Whitaker has 
given a truly eloquent description. These 
ruins were part of the abbey church, 
and the nave still serves as a place of 
worship. The priory owed its origin 
to an event as singular as it was melan- 
choly. In the deep solitude of the 
woods betwixt Bolton and Bardin, the 
river Wharfe is suddenly contracted by 
lofty rocks to a channel little more 
than four feet wide, and it pours 
through the fissure with a rapidity 
proportioned to its former confinement: 
this place is called the Strid, from a 



feat often exercised by persons of more 
agility than prudence, who stride or 
leap from brink to brink of this tre- 
mendous chasm. In the twelfth cen- 
tury, as a noble youth of the family of 
Romille, was inconsiderately bounding 
over the precipice with a greyhound in 
his leash, the animal hung back, and 
drew his unfortunate master into the 
torrent beneath ; on this occasion, his 
afflicted parents removed a monastery 
from Embsay, which they had endowed, 
to Bolton, as the nearest eligible site to 
the spot where the calamity occurred. 
The situation of the priory is thought to 
have no superior, if an equal, in Eng- 
land : standing upon a beautiful curva- 
ture of the river Wharfe, it overlooks, 
to the south, some soft and delicious 
scenery, whilst to the north, whatever 
the eye could require to form a perfect 
landscape, is found here, and in its 
proper place : the learned historian of 
Craven has given a comparison of its 
pretensions with those of its rivals, 
which may not be unacceptable. "Foun- 
tains Abbey," says he, " as a building, 
is more entire, more spacious and 
magnificent, but the valley of the Skell 
is without features. Furness, which is 
more dilapidated, ranks still lower in 
point of situation. Kirkstall, as a mere 
ruin, is superior to Bolton ; but though 
deficient neither in water nor wood, it 
wants the seclusion of a deep valley 
and the termination of a bold rocky 
back-ground. Tintern, in Monmouth- 
shire, which perhaps most resembles 
it, has rock, wood, and water in per- 
fection, but no foreground whatever." 
One of the gates of the priory still re- 
mains, and by stopping up its openings, 
has been converted into a dwelling- 
house. Bolton Park has no mansion, 
but it contains some noble and an- 
cient trees. At the dissolution of the 
monasteries, Bolton was given to Henry 
Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, from 
whom by females it has descended to 
the Duke of Devonshire. 



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Bolton Bridge, W. R. (4) aham- 
let in the preceding township. 

Bolton, or Castle Bolton, N. 
R. (1) a township in the parish of 
Wensley, wapentake of Hang West, 5 
miles, N. W. from Leyburn ; inhabi- 
tants, 278 ; a chapelry to Wensley. 
Here, on the brow of a hill, stand the 
frowning remains of Bolton Castle, 
which was built by Richard, Lord 
Scrope, Chancellor of England in the 
reign of Richard II. In this castle the 
beautiful but unfortunate Mary queen 
of Scots was confined, in 1568 ; her 
name inscribed by herself appeared till 
lately, on a pane of glass in a window, 
in one of the apartments in the tower 
of the south-west angle, which portion 
of the building is now occupied by a 
farmer. Emanuel Lord Scrope, Earl 
of Sunderland, who died without male 
issue, in the reign of Charles I., was 
the last of that ancient family who in- 
habited the castle. During the civil 
wars it was for a long time gallantly 
defended for the King by Colonel 
Scrope, but at last surrendered, 1645 ; 
from the damage that it received during 
the siege, and from subsequent neglect, 
the tower on the north-east angle fell 
down in 1761. The east and north 
sides are entirely in ruins. The ex- 
pense of building Bolton Castle was, 
according to Leland's account, 18,000 
marks : it is now the property of Lord 
Bolton, having descended to the Pow- 
lett family by the marriage of one of 
his ancestors with the daughter of the 
last Lord Scrope. The situation com- 
mands a most picturesque, romantic, 
and extensive prospect. 

Bolton, East and West, N.R. (1) 
two hamlets in the preceding township. 

Bolton Hall, N. R. (1). See 
Preston. 

Bolton Percy, (5) a parish and 
township in the Ainsty, 5 miles S. E. 
from Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 258 ; a 
rectory, value 59/. 15*. 2*//. ; patron, 
the Archbishop of York. The church, 



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built in 1423, by Thomas Parker the 
rector, is one of the neatest in the 
county. Some of the windows are 
beautifully ornamented with stained 
glass ; and it contains several monu- 
ments of the Fairfax family. Bolton 
Lodge is the seat of Mrs. Clement. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Appleton, Colton, and Steeton. En- 
tire population, 1054. 

Bolton upon Dearn, W. R. (8) 
a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 7 miles 
N. E. from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 
623 ; a vicarage, value 6/. 15s. Ad. ; 
patron, William Marsden, Esq. In this 
parish, which is pleasantly seated on the 
north bank of the river Dearn, is Gold- 
thorp Hall, the seat of John John- 
son, Esq. 

Bolton upon Swale, N.R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Catterick, 
wapentake of Gilling East, 7 miles N. 
fromBedale; inhabitants, 100; a cha- 
pelry to Catterick. In the church- 
yard is a [plain stone pillar, comme- 
morating Hemy Jenkins, who was born 
in the adjacent village of Ellerton, and 
who was buried here in the year 1670, at 
the age of 169, being the oldest English- 
man upon record ; and in the church is a 
monument, erected in 1743, to his me- 
mory, with a very absurd inscription, 
though written by the master of a col- 
lege, as it declares a patriarch's health 
and length of days to be entailed on 
" temperance, a life of labour, and a 
mind at ease," as if these qualities pro- 
duced the supernatural longevity of 
Henry Jenkins, and .could offer an ex- 
ample for other men to expect an equal 
result. 

Bondgate, W. R. (5) a township 
with Aismunderby, in the parish of Ri- 
pon, wapentake of Claro ; it adjoins the 
town of Ripon to the south ; inhabitants, 
55 1. Here is an hospital, founded by one 
of the Archbishops of York, as early 
as the reign of King John : the present 
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poor women, who receive an annual sti- 
pend of twenty-seven shillings each : the 
revenues of this hospital were valued, 
in the 37th Henry VIII. at 12/. 0*. Ad. 

Bonwick, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Skipsea, wapentake of 
Holderness, 4 miles N. W. from Horn- 
sea ; inhabitants, 30. 

Booth, E. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Knedlington, parish of 
Howden, wapentake of Howdenshire, 

2 miles S. W. from Howden. This 
place is situated on the north side of 
the river Ouse, across which there is 
a ferry; on the opposite bank, in the 
township of Airmyn, is the excellent 
inn called the Booth Ferry Inn. 

Boothroyd, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Dews- 
bury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 mile E. 
from Dews bury. 

Booth Town, W R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of North Owram, 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 1 mile N. from Halifax. 

Boothwaite, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Upper Stonebeck, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 5 milesN. from Pateley Bridge. 

Booze, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Arkengarth- 
dale, wapentake of Gilling West, 3 
miles N. W. from Reeth. 

Boreas Hill, E. R. (9) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Paul, 
wapentake of Holderness, 2 miles S. 
from Hedon, a place well designated 
by its name, as it is much exposed to 
the wind, but commands an extensive 
view of the Humber with its numerous 
shipping. 

Borholme, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Bowland Forest, parish 
of Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 

3 miles S. W. from Slaidburn. 

Boroughbridge, W. R. (5) a 
borough, market town, and township, 
in the parish of Aldborough, wapen- 
take of Claro, 6 miles S. E. from Ripon, 
17 N. W. from York, 206 from Lon- 



don ; inhabitants, 860 ; market, Satur- 
day ; fairs, April 27, June 22, Octo- 
ber 23. This borough is governed by 
a bailiff, who is appointed by the lord 
of the manor, and it sends two mem- 
bers to parliament, who are chosen by 
the inhabitants paying scot and lot ; its 
first return was in the reign of queen 
Mary, 1558. Boroughbridge isseated 
on the south bank of the river Ure, 
which is here navigable, and over which 
is a handsome stone bridge. The prin- 
cipal business of the place arises from 
its thoroughfare situation on the great 
north road. An ancient seat of the 
Tancreds, is now the Crown Inn. In the 
Roman and Saxon times the road was 
through Aldborough, but after the con- 
quest, it being turned, and abridge built 
in this place, in course of time houses 
were erected, and Newborough, for so 
it was first called, became a market, and 
at length was constituted a borough. 
At Boroughbridge are held annual 
races : about half a mile south of the 
town, are three large upright stones of 
an irregular form, but somewhat pyra- 
midal, about 200 feet asunder, and 
called by the country people, the devil's 
arrows ; the height of the tallest is 
twenty-two feet and a half above'the sur- 
face, and seven feet below, the ground 
about it having been opened to ascer- 
tain its foundation ; thus it appears to 
be of larger dimensions than any single 
pillar forming Stonehenge. In Leland's 
time, the arrows were four in number : 
for what purpose, and by what people 
they were erected is a matter of notable 
dispute, but that they are of British 
origin appears to be the more probable 
opinion, though it is not unlikely that 
they were used as metoe by the Ro- 
mans, round which they turned their 
chariots in the chariot races : from ex- 
posure to the weather, they are worn 
into channels at the top, which makes 
them appear as if fluted : their sub- 
stance is of coarse rag-stone, or mill- 
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from the quarry of Plumpton, near 
Harrowgate. In the centre of the town 
is a cross or obelisk, about 12 feet high, 
of the same kind of stone as the ar- 
rows. The battle of Boroughbridge is 
almost a forgotten piece of history ; it 
was fought in 1521, between the forces 
of Edward II. and the discontented 
barons, headed by Thomas Earl of 
Lancaster, who being there taken pri- 
soner, was beheaded a few days after 
at Pontefract. At Boroughbridge is 
the handsome seat of Marmaduke 
Lawson, Esq. 

Borrowby, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Lythe, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 9 miles N.W.from Whit- 
by ; inhabitants, 64. 

Borrowby, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Leak, wapentake of 
AHertonshire, 5 miles N. from Thirsk j 
inhabitants, 267. 

Borsea, E. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Holme, on 
Spalding Moor, division of Holme 
Beacon, 10 miles S. from Pocklington. 

Bossall, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
10 miles N. E. from York ; inhabi- 
tants, 31 ; a vicarage, value 12/.; pa- 
tron, the Dean and Chapter of Dur- 
ham. This place was once a consider- 
able village, but, though giving name 
to a large parish, it now consists only 
of three houses. Here is the seat of 
Robert Belt, Esq. The parish contains 
the townships of Buttercrambe, Clax- 
ton, Flaxton, Harton, and Sand Hut- 
ton ; entire population, 1092. 

Boston, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Clifford, parish of Bram- 
ham, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 4 
miles W. from Tadcaster. Boston is 
situated on the south side of the river 
Wharfe, in a romantic and beautiful 
vale, and is celebrated for its saline 
mineral water, first discovered in 1744, 
but the place is more generally known 
under the name of Thorpe Arch, a 
neighbouring village in the Ainsty, on 



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the other bank of the river, over which 
there is a bridge. The first house in 
Boston was built in 1753, and it is 
now become a place of fashionable re- 
sort : an episcopal chapel was conse- 
crated in 1814; and here is a pump- 
room, with hot and cold baths ; the 
water issues from the bottom of a lime- 
stone rock, which partly overhangs the 
river. The air is particularly pure and 
salubrious, and the situation of Boston 
highly picturesque. 

Botany Bay, W.R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Lepton, parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles 
E. from Huddersfield. 

Boulby, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Easington, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 11 miles 
E. from Guisborough. This place is 
noted for its alum works, first com- 
menced in 1615 ; they are situated on 
the verge of a stupendous cliff, where 
on entering the vast excavation formed 
by human labour, in the centre of the 
rock, the spectator is astonished to 
behold the symmetry and exactness 
with which the different strata are 
arranged by the master hand of na- 
ture. 

Boulcliff, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of West Bretton, parish of 
Sandal Magna, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
5 miles S. W. from Wakefield. 

Bourne, or Brind, and Bourne 
Leys, E. R. (5) two hamlets in the 
township of Newsholme with Brind, 
parish of Wressle, division of Holme 
Beacon, 9 miles E. from Selby. 

Bousden, W\ R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Newton, parish of Slaid- 
burn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles 
S. W. from Slaidburn. 

Bowbank, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Lunedale, parish of Ro- 
maldkirk, wapentake of Gilling West, 
9 miles N. W. from Bowes. 

Bowbridge Hall, N. R. (1) a 
small hamlet in the township of Low 
Abbot-side, parish of Aysgarth, wapen- 



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take of Hang West, 1 mile W. from 
Askrigg. 

Bowcliffe, W. R. (5). See Bram- 
ham. 

Bowerhill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Oxspring, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 2 
miles E. from Penistone. 

Bowes, N. R. (1) a parish and 
township, in the wapentake of Gilling 
West, 6 miles W. from Greta Bridge ; 
inhabitants, 1095 ; a perpetual curacy, 
patron, C. Harrison, Esq. Here is a 
free grammar school, founded by W. 
Hutchinson, Esq., 1693. Bowes is si- 
tuated on the edge of Stanemoor, in the 
north-west angle of the county, on the 
banks of the river Greta. It is much ex- 
posed to wind and weather,- and consists 
principally of one street, about three 
quarters of a mile in length ; it was for- 
merly a Roman station, the Lavatris of 
the fifth Iter of Antoninus. In Camden's 
time, a stone with an inscription dedica- 
tory to the emperor Adrian, was used 
as the communion table to the parish 
church. Here are the remains of a 
castle, supposed to have been built by 
Alan, first Earl of Richmond, soon after 
the conquest ; the walls form a square, 
and are about fifty feet in height. About 
two miles from Bowes, is a singular 
curiosity, called God's bridge, formed 
by a natural though rude arch of lime- 
stone rock, over the river Greta ; this 
bridge is used occasionally as the com- 
mon carriage road over the river. On 
the turnpike road from Bowes to 
Brough, once a Roman military way, 
are two inns, the Old and the New Spital 
House, and at the edge of the county, 
are the remains of a Roman camp 300 
yards square, with an intrenchment. 
Bowes has been rendered celebrated by 
Mallet's beautiful and pathetic ballad 
of Edwin and Emma, founded on the 
mutual attachment of a youthful pair 
in humble life, whose names were Ro- 
ger Wrightson and Martha Railton ; 
the curate of Bowes inserted in his 



register, that disappointed in their affec- 
tions, this unfortunate couple both died 
of love, and were buried in the same 
grave, March 15, 1714. This parish 
contains the township of Boldron and 
Gilmonby ; entire population, 1438. 

Bowforth, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Welburn, parish of 
Kirkby Moorside, wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 6 miles E. from Helmsley. 

Bowland Forest, W. R. (4) a 
township in the parish of Slaidburn, 
wapentake of StainclifFe, 4 miles W. 
from Slaidburn ; inhabitants, 597. This 
township, as its name implies, extends 
over a large tract of country on the 
borders of Lancashire, and though now 
principally enclosed, is still ranged by 
herds of deer. To the south is Brows- 
holme Hall, the seat of Thomas Parker, 
Esq. who has the jurisdiction of Bow- 
land Forest, as master forester, which 
office has been many ages in possession 
of his family. 

Bowling, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 2 miles S. from Bradford ; 
inhabitants, 3579. Bowling Hall, the 
seat of I. G. Paley, Esq., is an an- 
cient and stately mansion with a centre 
and two wings ; it was the head quar- 
ters of the Earl of Newcastle during 
the siege of Bradford, in 1642. 

Bowthorpe, E.R. (5) ahamlet in 
the township of Menthorpe, parish of 
Hemingborough, wapentake of Ouse 
and Derwent, 5 miles E. from Selby. 

Bowthwaite, W.R. (5) aham- 
let in the township of Fountains Earth, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 5 miles N. W. from Pateley 
Bridge. 

Boyn Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Crigglestone, parish 
of Sandal Magna, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 4 miles S. from Wakefield. 

Boynton, E.R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dickering^ 
3 miles W. from Bridlington ; inhabi- 
tants, 123 ; a vicarage, value 71. \is.2d. ; 



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patron, Sir William Strickland, Bart. 
At Boynton Hall, the seat of the baro- 
net, is a small but choice collection 
of ancient sculptures. On an ele- 
vated ridge to the south, is a lofty pa- 
vilion erected by the late Sir George 
Strickland, which commands a very 
extensive prospect both of land and sea. 

Boythorpe, E. R. (£) a township 
with Foxholes, in the parish of Fox- 
holes, wapentake of Dickering, 10 miles 
N. from Driffield ; inhabitants, 160. 

Brace well, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 9 miles S. W. from Skipton ; in- 
habitants, 176. A vicarage, value 
21. 9a. 9%d. ; patron, Lord Grantham. 
Here is the ruin of an old hall built of 
brick, formerly the residence of the 
Tempest family. The vicarage house 
drew down Dr. Whitaker's severest in- 
dignation, it being a miserable thatch- 
ed cottage of two rooms, floored only 
with clay, and open to the roof ; better 
adapted; says the historian of Craven, 
for hogs than men. 

Bracken, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Kilnwick, division of 
Bainton Beacon, 7 miles S. W. from 
Driffield ; inhabitants, 30. 

Bracken Bottom, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Horton, wapentake of Ewcross, 6 miles 
N. from Settle. 

Brackenbrough, N. R. (2) a 
hamlet in the township of Brough, 
parish of Catterick, wapentake of Hang 
East, 1§ mile W. from Catterick. 

Brackenbrough, N.R. (2) aham- 
let in the township of Newsham, parish 
of Kirkby Wiske, wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 4 miles W. from Thirsk ; this 
village formerly belonged to the Las- 
celles family. Here is now the seat of 
J. L. Armitage, Esq. 

Brackenby, N.R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Barton, parish of Gil- 
ling, wapentake of Gilling East, 7 miles 
N. E. from Richmond. 

Brackendale, E.R. (6) a hamlet 



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in the township of Fraisthorpe, parish 
of Carnaby, wapentake of Dickering, 
4 miles S. from Bridlington. 

Brackenfoot, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Rigton, parish of 
Kirkby Overblow, wapentake of Claro, 
6 miles N. E from Otley. 

Brackenhill, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Biggin, parish of 
Church Fenton, wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 6 miles S. E. from Tadcaster. 

Brackenholme, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship with Woodhall, in the parish of 
Hemingborough, wapentake of Ouse 
and Derwent, 7 miles E. from Selby ; 
inhabitants, 90 : a pleasant village, 
situated on the river Ouse. 

Brackenthwaite, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Pannall, wapentake of Claro, 6 miles 
S. W. from Knaresborough. 

Bradap House, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Bashall, parish 
of Mitton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 10 
miles S. W. from Gisburn. 

Bradfield, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Ecclesfield, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 7£ miles 
N. W. from Sheffield ; inhabitants, 
5298 ; a chapelry to Ecclesfield. Fairs, 
June 17, December 9. Bradfield is 
surrounded by barren moors, and the 
township extends over a bleak, high, 
and mountainous tract of country, from 
the point where the rivers Rivelin and 
Dunn unite, to the western boundaries 
of the county : near the town is Spring- 
field House, the seat of John Mann, 
Esq. ; about four miles to the N. W. 
is Broomhead Hall, the seat of James 
Rimington, Esq.; and three miles to 
the N. E. was once More Hall, the seat 
of the hero who cuts so conspicuous 
a figure in the ballad of the Dragon 
of Wantley : not a vestige of the old 
house remains. The greater part of the 
population of the township is em- 
ployed in the various branches of the 
Sheffield manufactures. 

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W. R. (8) a hamlet in the township of 
Bradfield, parish of Ecclesfield, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 8 
miles N. W. from Sheffield. 

Bradford, W. R. (4) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Morley, 8 miles N. from 
Halifax, 34 W. S. W. from York, 196 
from London ; inhabitants, 15,064 ; a 
vicarage, value 20/. ; patron, R. Faw- 
cett, Esq. ; market, Thursday ; fairs, 
March 3, June 17, 18, December 9, 
10. Here is a free grammar school, 
founded in the reign of Edward VI. ; it 
is open to boys of the parish, free of 
expense. The midsummer quarter ses- 
sions are held in this town. Bradford 
is pleasantly situated at the junction of 
three beautiful and extensive vallies ; it 
is built almost entirely of stone, and the 
air, though sharp, is salubrious. Coal 
and iron are found in great abundance 
in the neighbourhood ; and here is a 
navigable canal, which branches from 
the Leeds and Liverpool canal, at Ship- 
ley, about three miles distant : with 
these advantages, and seated in the 
very heart of the manufacturing dis- 
trict, it being a central point between 
Halifax, Keighley, Leeds, Wakefield, 
Dewsbury, and Huddersfield, it is no 
wonder that the traveller hears the 
rattling of looms, and sees the smoke 
of steam engines on all sides, as he 
passes along the road. Worsted stuffs 
and the spinning of worsted yarn, are 
the staple manufactures of the place ; 
but the fabrication of woollen cloth is 
considerable, and some branches of the 
cotton manufacture have found their 
way into this district ; and at the Low 
Moor and Bowling iron founderies, the 
most ponderous works are executed in 
malleable and cast iron. The church 
is of the age of Henry VI., and is spa- 
cious, but rather gloomy j the tower 
is of somewhat later date. A new 
chapel of ease, called Christ Church, is 
commodious, and has a handsome ap- 
pearance. The Piece Hall is a con- 



venient mart for the disposal of stuff 
goods, and is divided into two apart- 
ments ; the upper chamber is appro- 
priated to the purpose of selling worsted 
yarn in the gross, and here are held, 
occasionally, the sessions and parochial 
business ; the ground floor has a range 
of closets, to contain the goods of the 
merchants. A new school, in a very 
superior style, has lately been erected, 
with a dwelling-house for the master. 
Bradford is described by Leland, in the 
reign of Henry VIII., " as a praty 
quik market toune ; it standeth much 
by clothing." It does not appear to 
have been of any great note in ancient 
times, and its history is rather meagre. 
In the civil wars it strenuously adhered 
to the parliament, and maintained a 
siege against the royalists, which was 
attended with circumstances somewhat 
more interesting than usually befell 
those unhappy contests. Sir Thomas 
Fairfax having heard that the inhabi- 
tants had twice repulsed a large body 
of the King's troops, came to their 
assistance with 800 foot and 60 horse ; 
this brought upon them a powerful 
army, commanded by the Earl of New- 
castle, who invested the town, and at- 
tempted to storm it in several places ; 
Sir Thomas made a vigorous defence, 
but having exhausted his ammunition, 
he offered to capitulate; the enemy, 
however, refusing to grant the required 
conditions, he, with fifty horse, cut his 
way through their lines, and made good 
his retreat. The siege was now pressed 
with great vigour, and the steeple of 
the church, which was the citadel, was 
hung round with woolpacks ; the town, 
however, fell into the hands of New- 
castle, who had determined to give it 
up to military execution : from this 
sanguinary purpose he was dissuaded 
by an apparition in female form, which 
appeared to him while he slept at Bowl- 
ing Hall, in the neighbourhood, who, 
with the cry of " pity poor Bradford," 
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petitioner prevailed, and the lives of the 
unarmed inhabitants were accordingly 
saved. Whether this matter were a 
dream, or whether some patriotic fe- 
male, by personating the ghost, imposed 
upon the Earl, must be left to conjec- 
ture. Bradford gave birth to Dr. John 
Sharp, Mho died Archbishop of York, 
1713; he published seven volumes of 
sermons, but perhaps he is better recol- 
lected by his insinuation to Queen Anne, 
when about to raise Dr. Swift to the 
prelacy, " that her Majesty ought to be 
sure that the man whom she proposed 
to make a bishop, was a christian." This 
parish is very extensive, being 15 miles 
in length, and, at an average, four in 
breadth ; to the west dreary and deso- 
late, but about Bradford the country 
is extremely pleasant, open, and pic- 
turesque, adorned with many elegant 
houses, amongst which may be enu- 
merated CrowTrees, the seat of Joshua 
Pollard, Esq. ; Eastbrook House, the 
seat of Charles Harris, Esq.; Miry- 
shaw, an ancient mansion, long the re- 
sidence of the Smyth family, but now 
occupied as a farm-house ; Scar Hill, 
the seat of William Pollard, Esq. ; Town 
Hill, the seat of F. Duffield, Esq. ; and 
Undercliff Hall, the seat of J. Hustler, 
Esq. The townships in the parish, of 
Bradfordare numerous, Aller ton, Bowl- 
ing, Clayton, Eccleshill, Haworth, Hea- 
ton, Horton, Manningham, North Bier- 
ley, Shipley, Thornton, and Wilsden. 
Entire population, 52,949. 

Bradford, West, W. R. (4) a 
township in the parish of Mitton, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 7 miles W. from 
Gisburn ; inhabitants, 564. 

Bradgate, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Kimberworth, parish of 
Rotherham, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2 miles W. from Rotherham. 

Bradholme, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Thome, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
1§ mile S. from Thome. 

Bradley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 



the township and parish of Hudders- 
field, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles 
N. from Huddersfield. 

Bradley, N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Carlton High Dale, parish 
of Coverdale, wapentake of Hang West, 
9 miles S. W. from Middleham. 

Bradley Hall, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Stainland, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 5£ 
miles S. from Halifax. Here are the 
remains of an ancient mansion, once a 
seat of the Savile family, but now occu- 
pied as a farm-house ; it gave birth to 
Sir Henry Savile, in 1549, a man of 
great learning himself, and the muni- 
ficent patron of it in others ; he founded 
two professorships in Oxford, one of 
astronomy, the other of geometry. 

Bradley, Upper and Lower, W. 
R. (4) a township in the parish of Kild- 
wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 3£ miles 
S. from Skipton ; inhabitants, 506. 

Bradley Mills, W. R. (7). See 
Dalton. 

Bradshaw, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Langs ett, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 3 
miles S. W. from Penistone. 

Brafferton, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 4 miles N.E. from Boroughbridge ; 
inhabitants, 178 ; a vicarage, value 9/. 
15s. 6(t. ; patron, the King. The name 
appears originally to have been Broad - 
ford-town ; it occupies one side of a 
street, of which the other forms the vil- 
lage of Helperby. The parish contains 
the townships of Helperby and Thorn- 
ton Bridge. Entire population, 852. 

Braffords, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township of Swanland, parish of 
North Ferriby, wapentake of Hullshire, 
7§ miles W. from Hull. This hamlet 
is a small portion of Hullshire, insu- 
lated in Hunsley Beacon division of 
Hart Hill. Braffords Hall is the seat 
of Robert Osborne, Esq. 

Braham, or Bra im Hall, W. R. 
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of Spofforth, wapentake of Claro, 3 
miles S. from Knaresborough. 

Braithwaite, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirk 
Bramwith, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
6 miles N. E. from Doncaster. 

Braithwaite, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Keighley, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 1 mileW. from 
Keighley. 

Braithwaite, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Dacre with Bewer- 
ley, parish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 
4 miles S. E. from Pateley Bridge. 

Braithwaite Hall, W.R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Azerley, pa- 
rish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 4 miles N. W. from Ripon. 

Braithwaite Hall, N. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
East Witton, wapentake of Hang West, 
2 miles S. from Middleham. 

Braithwell, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles E. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 438; a 
vicarage, value 71. 7 s. 6d.; patron, 
the King. This parish contains the 
township of Bramley. Entire popu- 
lation, 739. 

Bramham, W.R. (5) a parish and 
township with Oglethorpe, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 4 miles S. from We- 
therby ; inhabitants, 970 ; a vicarage, 
value 61. 7s. 6d. ; patron, the Dean and 
Chapter of Christ Church College, Ox- 
ford. On Bramham Moor, a mile north 
of the village, large remains of the great 
Roman road are yet to be seen ; but 
whether this constituted a part of the 
Watling-street, or the Ermine-street, 
or the Fosse, is a matter of antiquarian 
dispute.* Here a battle was fought in 
1408, between Sir Thomas Rokeby, 
the Sheriff of Yorkshire, and the Earl 
of Northumberland, which ended in the 
defeat and death of that nobleman, and 
secured the possession of the crown to 

* See Vestigia Anglicana, vol. i. p. 48. 



Henry IV. From this moor is an ex- 
tensive prospect over a rich and fertile 
country. Bramham Park, the seat of 
George Lane Fox, Esq., is a stately fa- 
bric, erected in the early part of the last 
century, by Robert Benson, first Lord 
Bingley, from whom the present owner 
is descended. This estate was a grant 
from the crown, in the reign of William 
and Mary, and was the first enclosure 
on Bramham Moor. Here also are 
Bramham Biggin, the seat of Sir Philip 
Musgrave, Bart. ; Bramham Lodge, the 
seat of the Hon. E. Stourton ; and Bow 
Cliff, the seat of John Smyth, Esq. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Oglethorpe and Clifford. Entire po- 
pulation, 1987. 

Bramhope, W.R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Otley, wapentake of 
Sykrack, 3 miles S. E. from Otley ; in- 
habitants, 366 ; a chapelry to Otley. 
Bramhope Hall is the seat of Wm. 
Rhodes, Esq. 

Bramley, W.R. (5} a township in 
the parish of Leeds, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 4 miles W. from Leeds ; inhabi- 
tants, 4916 ; a chapelry to Leeds. This 
is a populous clothing village, and has 
been long noted for its various and ex- 
cellent stone quarries. Here was born 
Joseph Hill, a non-conformist divine, 
who published an enlarged edition of 
Schrevelius' Greek Lexicon, which is 
still a standard book ; he died in an 
advanced age, pastor of a congregation 
at Rotterdam, 1707. 

Bramley, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Braithwell, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles E. from 
Rotherham ; inhabitants, 301 ; a cha- 
pelry to Braithwell. Bramley Hall is 
the seat of John Fullarton, Esq. 

Bramley, W.R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Handsworth, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles E. from Sheffield. Bramley Hall 
is the seat of Thomas Weldon, Esq. 

Brampton, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cantley, 



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wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
4§ miles E. from Doncaster. 

Brampton en leMorthen, W.R. 
(8) a township in the parish of Tree- 
ton, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 5 miles S.E. from Rotherham ; 
inhabitants, 136. 

Brampton Bierlow, W.R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Wath upon 
Dearn, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles N. from Rotherham ; 
inhabitants, 1263. In this township, 
situated on the Dove and Dearn canal, 
are several iron works, particularly a 
new extensive establishment, called Mil- 
ton Furnace. Here also are New Hill, 
the seat of John Naylor, Esq. ; and the 
ancient mansion of Rainber Park, now 
occupied as a farm-house, formerly a 
seat of the Fitzwilliam family. 

Brampton Tilley, W. R. (8). See 
Ulley. 

Brampton Hall, N.R. (5). See 
Langthorpe. 

Bramwith Kirk, W.R. (8). See 
Kirk Bramwith. 

Bramwith Sand, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Barmby upon Dunn, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles S. W. 
from Thome. 

Brandesburton, E.R. (6) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 8 miles N.E. from Beverley; 
inhabitants, 562 ; a rectory, value 24/. 
13*. 4d. ; patron, St. John's College, 
Cambridge; fairs, May 14, and on Wed- 
nesday once a fortnight. This thriving 
and pleasant village is situated on the 
road from Hull to Scarborough. In 
1601 the manor of Brandesburton was 
left to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen 
of London, by Lady Dacres, in trust 
for Emanuel Hospital, Westminster, 
founded for the benefit of 20 old maids 
and bachelors ; a merciful recollection 
of this unhappy part of the community. 
This parish contains the township of 
Moortown. Entire population, 591. 

Brandfield House, W.R. (8) a 



small hamlet in the township and parish 
of Sprotborough, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles W. from 
Doncaster. 

Brandon, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Wigton,parish of Hare- 
wood, wapentake of Skyrack, 5 miles 
N. E. from Leeds. 

Brandy Car, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Alverthorpe, parish 
of Wakefield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 
miles N.W. from Wakefield. 

Braniers, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Low Ben- 
tham, wapentake of Ewcross, 14 miles 
N.W. from Settle. 

Bransby, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township with Stearsby, in the wapen- 
take of Bulmer, 6 miles E. from Eas- 
ingwold ; inhabitants, 277 ; a rectory, 
value 9/. 8*. lift/.; patron, Francis 
Cholmley, Esq. who has a handsome 
seat here, called Bransby Hall. 

Bransdale East Side, N. R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Kirkby 
Moorside, wapentake of Rydale, 10 
miles N. E. from Helmsley ; inhabi- 
tants, 455. 

Bransdale West Side, N.R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Kirkdale, 
wapentake of Rydale, 10 miles N.E. 
from Helmsley ; inhabitants, 286. 

Brantingham, or Thorpe Brant- 
ingham, E.R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Howdenshire, 
2 miles S.E. from South Cave ; inhabi- 
tants, 174 ; a vicarage, value 12/. 9s. 
2d. ; patron, the Dean and Chapter of 
Durham. This manor belongs to the 
Bishop of Durham. The parish con- 
tains the township of Ellerker. Entire 
population, 423. 

Branton Green, W.R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Dunsforth, parish 
of Aldbo rough, wapentake of Claro, 4 
miles S. E. from Boroughbridge. 

Bra wath, N.R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Skutterskelfe, parish of 
Stokesley, wapentake of Langbarugh, 
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Bravtby, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Salton, wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 6 miles N.W. from Malton ; in- 
habitants, 188. 

Brawith Hall, N.R. (2). See 
Knayton. 

Braystay, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Winterburne, parish of 
Gargrave, wapentake of Staincliffe, 7 
miles N. W. from Skipton. 

Brayton, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 1£ mile S.W. from Selby; in- 
habitants, 255 ; a vicarage, value 71. 
14*. 4§</. ; patron, the Hon. E. Petre. 
This parish, partly situated on the south 
bank of the Ouse, contains the numer- 
ous townships of Barlow, Burn, Gate- 
forth, Hambledon, and Thorpe Wil- 
loughby. Entire population, 1489. 

Brearey, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Addle, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 6 miles N.W. from 
Leeds. 

Brearey, West, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Arthington, parish 
of Addle, wapentake of Skyrack, 6 miles 
N.W. from Leeds. 

Brearley Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Midgley. 

Brearton, W.R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Knaresborough, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 4 miles N .W. from 
Knaresborough ; inhabitants, 226. 

Breckamoor House, W.R. (5). 
See Stainley North. 

Brecks, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Gomersall, parish of Bir- 
stal, wapentake of Morley, 4 miles S.W. 
from Bradford. 

Breighton, or Brighton, E.R. 
(5) a township with Gunby, in the pa- 
rish of Bubwith, division of Holme 
Beacon, 5 miles N.W. from Howden ; 
inhabitants, 179. This village is seated 
on the east bank of the river Derwent ; 
on the opposite bank is the Ferry of 
Menthorpe. 

Brennard, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of the Forest of Bowland, 



parish of Slaidburn, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 5 miles W. from Slaidburn. 

Bretton, W.R. (8) a township, 
partly in the parish of Sandal Magna, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, and partly in the 
parish of Silkstone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 6 miles N. W. from Barnsley ; 
inhabitants, 518. Bretton Park is the 
6eat of T. R. Beaumont, Esq. 

Bretton Dykes, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Bretton, pa- 
rish of Silkstone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 6 miles N.W. from Barnsley. 

Bretton Monk, or Burton, W. 
R. (8) a township in the parish of Roy- 
ston, wapentake of Staincross, 2 miles 
N. E. from Barnsley ; inhabitants, 916. 
This place is named from a monastery, 
erected here in the reign of Henry II. 
but of which thei*e are no remains. 
Here is an hospital for six poor widows. 

Briar Flats, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Ackworth, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 2§ miles S. 
from Pontefract. 

Bridge Houses, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Brightside Bier- 
low, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 1 mile N, from 
Sheffield. 

Bridlington, E.R. (6) a market- 
town, parish, and township withjBrid- 
lington Quay, in the wapentake of Dick- 
ering, 12 miles N.E. from Driffield, 41 
E. N. E from York, 208 from London ; 
inhabitants, 4275 ; a perpetual curacy. ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York ; mar- 
ket, Saturday; fairs, Monday before 
Whitsuntide, and October 21. Here is 
a free grammar school for twenty boys, 
founded by William Hustler, Esq. 1637. 
This place, commonly pronounced Bur- 
lington, is situated about a mile distant 
from the sea, and consists chiefly of 
one long street, upon a gentle declivity, 
which rises towards the north for more 
than a mile above the town, and extends 
below it an equal distance to the south, 
where it is terminated by a pleasant 
valley, watered by a considerable ri- 

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vulet. At the east end of the town 
stood the priory, founded, as it appears 
from the date upon a stone placed over 
the entrance, in the year 1106. The 
church is almost the only vestige of this 
once magnificent fabric; at the west end 
it had two towers, which have been long 
since made level with the nave ; the east 
end and the transepts are also destroyed, 
but the remaining part is fitted up 
for the purpose of worship : this struc- 
ture is more remakable and curious for 
its antiquity than its beauty. From 
the exposed situation of the priory, a 
license was granted by Richard II. to 
enclose the building with walls, for its 
protection from the ships of the enemy, 
but of these nothing remains but an 
arched gateway, over which is a room, 
used occasionally as the town-hall, and 
partly as a national school. The mo- 
nastery has been the residence of several 
persons distinguished by erudition, but 
the only person at all remembered, is 
William of Newburgh, the Monkish 
historian, who appears to have been a 
native of this town, and who lived in 
the reign of King John. The last prior, 
William Wode, was executed for trea- 
son, 1537. The revenue of this monas- 
tery, at its dissolution, was, according 
to Speed, 682/. 13s. 9<f. The vicinity of 
Bridlington is healthy and pleasant, but 
though the town is well situated for 
commerce, it has never enjoyed a very 
extensive trade; it was formerly a con- 
siderable mart for corn and malt, but 
this has greatly declined since the open- 
ing of the Driffield canal to the river 
Hull. Bridlington presents no particu- 
larly interesting historical recollections. 
In 1643, Henrietta Maria, the Queen 
of the unfortunate Charles I., landed 
here with a supply of arms and ammu- 
nition from Helvoetsluys ; her majesty 
had a very narrow escape from the can- 
nonading of Admiral Batten, who was 
charged to intercept her, as he drew up 
his ships opposite the town, and dis- 
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shot, some of which entered the house 
in which the Queen lay, and compelled 
her to get up and take shelter in a ditch. 
In the year 1779 the inhabitants of 
Bridlington were regaled with the spec- 
tacle of a sea fight, by moon-light, be- 
tween a small squadron, commanded 
by Paul Jones, and two British armed 
vessels ; which latter, after a desperate 
conflict, were compelled to strike. In 
the church-yard is a tablet with the 
following inscription : — 
" 1542. 

M Thomas Newman, aged 153." 
The extreme longevity of Parr and Jen- 
kins is known to all, but this instance, 
equally surprising, seems to have escaped 
the attention of historians. The parish 
contains the townships of Buckton, 
Easton, Grindall, Hilderthorpe, Sew- 
erby with Morton, and Speeton. En- 
tire population, 5034. 

Bridlington Quay, E.R. (6) a 
township with Bridlington, in the pa- 
rish of Bridlington, wapentake of Dick- 
ering, 1 mile S. E. from Bridlington ; 
inhabitants, 4275. This is a salubrious 
and pleasant place, much resorted to in 
the summer season for the purpose of 
sea-bathing, warm and cold baths being 
constructed, with every convenience; 
here is also a chalybeate spring. Brid- 
lington Quay constitutes of itself a 
small town, the principal street of which 
opens directly upon the harbour, which 
is formed by two piers, stretching a 
considerable way into the ocean ; the 
northernmost pier furnishes an agree- 
able promenade, commanding a de- 
lightful view of Flamborough Head and 
Bridlington Bay. The number of coast- 
ing vessels, often detained here by con- 
trary winds, gives at such times a pe- 
culiar animation to the scene; the port 
is secure, but the narrowness of the en- 
trance renders access somewhat diffi- 
cult; what is remarkable, a copious 
spring of fresh water rises in the har- 
bour, and supplies the town. 

Brierley, W. R. (8) a township 



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in the parish of Felkirk, wapentake of 
Staincross, 6 miles N. E. from Barns- 
ley; inhabitants, 452. 

Briery Busk, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Hun shelf, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincrosss, 3 
miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Briestwistle, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Whitley, but in 
the parish of Thornhill, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 4 miles S. from Dewsbury. 

Brigg Flatt, W. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Sedbergh, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 1§ mile S. W. 
from Sedbergh. Here is aquakers' meet- 
ing, said to be founded by George Fox. 
Brigham, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Foston, wapentake of 
Dickering, 5 miles S.E. from Driffield; 
inhabitants, 103. 

Brighouse, W. R. (7) a township 
with Hipperholme, in the parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 4 miles 
S. E. from Halifax ; inhabitants, 3936 ; 
fair, the day after Martinmas day ; a 
village rendered flourishing from its 
situation on the Calder and Hebble na- 
vigation. The historian of Halifax, 
Mr. Watson, relates a nonsensical cir- 
cumstance, that a Quakeress, the wife 
of Capt. Taylor, of Brighouse, in 1684, 
was buried in her garden with her head 
upwards, standing beside her husband 
and daughter. 

Brightolmley, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Bradfield, pa- 
rish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 7 miles N. W. from 
Sheffield. 

Brightside Bierlow, W.R. (8) 
a township in the parish of Sheffield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 
miles N.E. from Sheffield ; inhabitants, 
6615. In this township are several ele- 
gant residences ; Burngreave, the seat 
of Joseph Bailes, Esq. ; Carwood, the 
seat of Samuel Smith, Esq. ; Longley, 
the seat of A. Parker, Esq. ; New Hall, 
the seat of R. Swallow, Esq.; New Hill, 
the seat of John Naylor, Esq.; Nor- 



wood, the seat of J. Wheat, Esq. ; and 
Shirecliffe Hall, the seat of John Wat- 
son, Esq. 

Brignall, N.R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
West, 1 mile S.W. from Greta Bridge ; 
inhabitants, 216 ; a vicarage, value SI. 
12s. 6d. ; patron, the King. 

Brimham, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Hartwith, parish of Kirkby 
Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 6 miles 
W. from Ripley. Here is a massive as- 
semblage of rocks, called Brimham 
Craggs, which extends over a space of 
40 acres : the extraordinary position of 
these rocks must have been occasioned 
by some violent convulsion of nature, 
but it is probable that art has not been 
wanting to increase the strangeness of 
their effect. This spot seems to have 
been chosen by the Druids as a fit place 
to perform their religious ceremonies, 
for h^ we find rock-idols, rocking 
stones of an enormous magnitude, al- 
tars, circular perforations, and pas- 
sages between the rocks, that appear 
to have been contrived for some mys- 
terious purpose. 

Brinkworth, E.R. (5). See El- 
vington. 

Brinsworth, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Rotherham, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles S. 
from Sheffield; inhabitants^ 225. 

Briscoe, N. R. (3) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Lythe, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 6 miles W. from 
Whitby. 
" Briscoe, East and West, N.R. 
(1) two hamlets in the township of Co- 
therstone, parish of Romaldkirk, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 6 miles N. 
from Bowes. 

Broadlane House, W. R. (8) 
a hamlet in the township and parish 
of South Kirkby, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 7 miles N.W. from Don- 
caster. 

Broadroydhead, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 



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Darton, wapentake of Staincross, 3 
miles N. W. from Barnsley. 

Broates, W. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Pickering, wa- 
pentake of Pickering Lythe, 2 miles N. 
from Pickering. 

Brockholes, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Drax, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 4 miles 
N. E. from Snaith. 

Brodsworth, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township with Pigburn, in the wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles N. W. from Doncaster ; inhabi- 
tants, 417 ; a vicarage, value 61. 6s. 
107/. ; patron, the Archbishop of York. 
A large estate and mansion here, was the 
property and seat of Dr. Drummond, 
Archbishop of York ; it was sold by his 
son, the Earl of Kinnoul, to the late 
Peter Thelluson, Esq. and is now vested 
in trustees, according to the direction 
of the singular will of the latter »althy 
capitalist; the mansion is at present 
unoccupied. 

Brogden, or Brockden, W. R. 
(4) a township in the parish of Bar- 
noldswick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
4 miles S. W. from Skipton ; inhabi- 
tants, 233. 

Bromfleet, E.R. (9) a township 
in the parish of South Cave, division of 
Hunsley-Beacon, 4 miles S. W. from 
South Cave; inhabitants, 142. 

Brompton, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township, in the wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 8 miles S.W. from Scarborough; 
inhabitants, 516 ; a vicaiage, value 12/. ; 
patron, Sir George Cayley, Bart. The 
church of this village is remarkable 
both for size and beauty. Brompton 
is usually considered as the birth-place 
of John of Brompton, the monkish his- 
torian, whose Chronicon reaches from 
the year 558 to 1198, a work valuable 
for its collection of Saxon laws, but it 
is doubtful whether this person were the 
author, or that he merely presented it 
to the monastery of Jerveaux, of which 
he was abbot. Brompton Hall is the 



seat of Sir George Cayley, Bart., whose 
family have resided here for two cen- 
turies, but who were originally from 
Norfolk. This parish contains the 
townships of Sawdon, Snainton, and 
Troutsdale. Entire population, 1303. 
Brompton, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Northallerton, wapen- 
take of Allertonshire, 1$ mile N. E. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 1223. 
Here is a considerable linen manufac- 
ture. In this township is Standard 
Hill, where the memorable battle of 
the Standard was fought, in the reign 
of King Stephen, 1138, between David 
King of Scots and some English Ba- 
rons, in which the Scots were totally 
defeated : a lofty pole, with a banner, 
having a silver crucifix at its summit, 
having been erected on a waggon, gave 
this appellation to the contest. 

Brompton Patrick, N.R. (2). 
See Patrick Brompton. 

Brompton Potter, E.R. (6) a 
township with Gunton, in the parish 
of Gunton, wapentake of Dickering, 9 
miles W. from Hunmanby ; inhabi- 
tants, 278. 

Brompton upon Swale, N.R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Easby, wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 3 miles E. from 
Richmond ; inhabitants, 588. 

Brook Bottom, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, but in the wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles S. W. from 
Dobcross. 

Brook Foot, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of South Owram, pa- 
rish of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 
5§ miles S.E. from Halifax. 

Brook House, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Langsett, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 4 
miles S.W. from Penistone. 

Brook House, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Laugh- 
ton en le Morthen, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 5 miles S.W. from 
Tickhill. 



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Broomfield, W. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Romanby, parish of 
Northallerton, wapentake of Allerton- 
shire, 1 mile S. from Northallerton. 

Broom Hall, W. R. (8). See Ec- 
cleshall Bieriow. 

Broomhead Hall, W. R. (8). 
See Bradfield. 

Broom House, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Edlington, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles S. W. from Doncaster. 

Broom Riddings, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish 
of Whistort, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 1§ mile S.E. from Ro- 
therham- 

Brotherton, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of Bark- 
ston Ash, 5 miles N.E. from Ponte- 
fract ; inhabitants, 1491 ; a vicarage, 
value ol. 6s. Sd. ; patron, the Dean and 
Chapter of York. At this village, Mar- 
garet, second wife to Edward I. was 
obliged to stop when hunting, and was 
here delivered of a son, Thomas de 
Brotherton, 1300: not far from the 
church is a piece of ground, surrounded 
by a wall and trench, where, as tradi- 
tion relates, stood the house where the 
queen took up her abode. This village 
is noted for its production of limestone, 
which is much used for agricultural 
purposes. Brotherton Hall is the seat 
of John Crowder, Esq. The parish 
contains the townships of Byram and 
Sutton. Entire population, 1626. 

Brotton, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Skelton, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 6 miles N. E. from Guis- 
borough ; inhabitants, 332 ; a chapelry 
to Skelton. 

Brough, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Catterick, wapentake of 
Hang East, 5 miles S. E. from Rich- 
mond ; inhabitants, 90. Brough Hall 
is the elegant and picturesque seat of 
Sir H. M. Lawson, Bart. 

Brough Ferry, E. R. (9) a town- 
ship with Elloughton, in the parish of 



Elloughton, division of Hunsley ,;Bea- 
con, 3 miles S. E. from South Cave ; 
inhabitants, 383. At this place is a 
ferry across the Humber, to Wintring- 
ham in Lincolnshire. 

Brough, or Skipsea Brough, E. 
R. (6) a township with Dringhoe and 
Upton, in the parish of Skipsea, wapen- 
take of Holderness, 5 miles N. from 
Hornsea ; inhabitants, 164. 

Broughton, W. R. (4) a parish 
and township with Elslack, in the wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 3 miles W. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants, 427 ; a vicarage, 
value 51. 16s. 0%d. ; patron, Christ 
Churcli College, Oxford. The church 
of this village stands in a retired situa- 
tion ; it is adorned with some mural 
monuments of the Tempest family. 
Broughton Hall is an ancient mansion 
of the date of 1597, the seat of Col. P. 
Tempest, by whose ancestors it was 
erected. 

Broughton, N.R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Appleton le Street, wa- 
pentake of Rydale, If mile N.W. from 
Malton ; inhabitants, 94. 

Broughton, Great and Little, 
N. R. (2) a township in the parish of 
Kirkby, wapentake of Langbarugh, 3 
miles S. E. from Stokesley ; inhabitants, 
517. Here is the seat of Robert Hild- 
yard, Esq., and also an ancient monu- 
ment consisting of a rude collection of 
stones, probably erected in memory of 
some Danish chieftain slain in battle. 

Brown Hills, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Newton, parish 
of Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
If mile S.W. from Slaidburn. 

Browsholme Hall, W. R. (4). 
See Bowland Forest. 

Broxa, N.R. (3) a township in 
the parish of Hackness, wapentake of 
Whitby Strand, 7 miles N.W. from 
Scarborough; inhabitants, 61. 

Brumley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Wortley, parish of 
Tankersley, wapentake of Staincross, 
5 miles S. from Barnsley. 



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Bruntcliffe Thorn, W. R. (8) 
a hamlet in the township of Morley, 
parish of Batley, wapentake of Morley, 
4 miles N. from Dewsbury. 

Brunthwaite, W.R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Silsden, parish of 
Keighley, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 
miles N. from Keighley. 

Brush House, W. R. (8). See 
Ecclesfield. 

Bubwith, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the division of Holme Bea- 
con, 6 miles N. W. from Howden ; inha- 
bitants, 540 ; a vicarage in two medie- 
ties, value 11.1s. 6d. and 8/. 0s. 5d. ; pa- 
tron of the first mediety, the King, and 
of the second the Archbishop of York ; a 
pleasant village, situated on the river 
Derwent, whose inundations fertilize 
the rich meadows on its banks, but 
render the air somewhat humid. Here 
was born Nicholas de Bubwith, Bishop 
of Bath and Wells, no otherwise re- 
markable, than asbeing one of the Eng- 
lish prelates who attended the Council 
of Constance, in 1415, which condemned 
to the flames, John Huss and Jerome 
of Prague. This parish contains the 
townships of Breighton, Foggathorpe, 
Gribthorpe with Willetoft, Hartle- 
thorpe and Spaldington. Entire popu- 
lation, 1455. 

Buckden, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Arncliffe, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 4 miles N. from Kettlewell ; 
inhabitants, 382; fair, October 12. 

Buckrose, E.R. (5, 6) a wapen- 
take in the East Riding, bounded on 
the north and west by the river Der- 
went, on the south by Wilton Beacon, 
and on the east by the wapentake of 
Dickering; it contains 48 townships, 
28 of which are parishes, but it has no 
market town; 1988 houses; 11,186 
inhabitants. 

Buckton, E.R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Bridlington wapentake 
of Dickering, 3 miles N. from Brid- 
lington; inhabitants, 147. Buckton 
Hall, now occupied as a farm houge, 



was formerly the seat of Sir William 
Foulis, Bart. 

Bugthorpe, E.R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buckrose, 
6 miles N. from Pocklington; inhabi- 
tants, 281 ; a vicarage, value 20/.; 
patron, the prebendary of Bugthorpe 
in York cathedral. 

Bull House, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Thurston, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 
2£ miles S. W. from Penistone. 

Bullamoor Houses, N.R. (2) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Northallerton, wapentake of Allerton- 
shire, If mile N. E. from Northallerton. 

Bulmer N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
6 miles S. W. from Malton ; inhabi- 
tants, 339; a rectory, value 11/.; pa- 
tron, Earl Fitzwilliam. This parish 
gives name to the wapentake ; it con- 
tains the township of Hinderskelfe, 
extra parochial, and Welburn; entire 
population, 850. 

Bulmer, N. R. (5) a wapentake, 
the most southernly in the North Ri- 
ding, as it extends to the very walls of 
York ; it is bounded on the west by the 
river Swale, on the south and east by 
the rivers Ouse and Derwent, and on 
the north by the wapentakes of Bird- 
forth and Rydale ; it contains 65 town- 
ships, 33 of which are parishes, and 
one market town, 2790 houses, and 
15,512 inhabitants. 

Bumper Castle, N. R. (2). See 
Hawnby. 

Bvrdale, E.R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township of Thixendale, parish of 
Wharram Percy, wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 10 miles S. E. from Malton. 

Burghwallis, W.R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 6 miles N. W. from Don- 
caster; inhabitants, 237; a rectory, 
value 14/. 6s. I0£d. ; patron, Michael 
Tasburgh, Esq. Here is the beauti- 
ful 6eat of the Hon. William Dun- 
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Burland, E. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Portington, parish of 
Eastrington, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 3 miles N. E. from Howden. 

Burley, W.R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Headingley, parish of 
Leeds, wapentake of Skyrack, 1^ mile 
N. W. from Leeds. 

Burley, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Otley, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 2 miles N.W. from Otley; inha- 
bitants, 1200 ; a perpetual curacy, pa- 
tron, Matthew Wilson, Esq. Burley 
Hall is the seat of the Rev. T.F.Wil- 
son ; and here are two extensive cot- 
ton mills. 

Burn, W. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Bray ton, wapentake of Bark- 
ston Ash, 3 miles S. from Selby ; in- 
habitants, 238. 

Burnbutts, E.R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Watton, 
division of Bainton Beacon, 6 miles 
S.W. from Driffield. 

Burnby, E.R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Wilton Bea- 
con, 5 miles N.W. from Market Weigh- 
ton ; inhabitants, 95 ; a rectory, value 
71. 15s.; patron, the Duke of Devon- 
shire. Here is the seat of Mrs. B. 
Ponsonby. 

Burneston, N.R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hallikeld, 
4 miles S. E. from Bedale ; inhabitants, 
288; a vicarage, value 57 J. 6s. Sd.' 7 
patron, G. Elsley, Esq. The church is 
a spacious and ancient structure ; here 
is a free school, founded in 1681, by 
Dr. Robinson, and also a hospital for 
five poor parishioners. At the New 
Inn in this township, the magistrates of 
the district hold their meetings alter- 
nately with the York Gate Inn, at Mel- 
merby ; the Oak Tree Inn is now merely 
a public house. The parish contains 
the townships of Carthorp, Exelby, 
Leeming and Newton, Gatenby and 
Theakstone ; entire population, 1326. 

Burniston, N.R. (3) a township 
in the parish of Scalby, wapentake of 



Pickering Lythe, 4 miles N.W. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, 347. 

Burnhouse, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Newton, pa- 
rish of Slaidburn, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, If mile W. from Slaidburn. 

Burnsall, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township with Thorpe, in the wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 9 miles N.E. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants, 329 ; a rectory, 
value in two medieties 36/.; patrons, 
the Earl of Craven and the Archbishop 
of York. At the entrance of the choir, 
each rector has his own stall and pulpit, 
which look like the respondents' and 
opponents' boxes in the schools; from 
these the service is alternately per- 
formed. Here is a grammar school 
founded by Sir William Craven, Knt. 
and alderman, in 1612 ; the parish con- 
tains the townships of Appletreewick, 
Coniston with Kilnsey, Craco, Hart- 
lington, Hetton with Boardley and Ril- 
ston ; entire population, 1423. 

Burntwood Lodge, W. R. (8). 
See Houghton Great. 

Burntyates, W.R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Hartwith, parish 
of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 2f miles W. from Ripley. Here 
is a free school, founded in 1760, by 
Admiral Long; it has since received 
the valuable library of Wm. Moun- 
taine, Esq. which was presented to it 
in 1779. 

Burrell, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Bedale, wapentake of Hang 
East, 2 miles S.W. from Bedale; in- 
habitants, 113. 

Burrow Lee, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Nether Hallam, pa- 
rish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 2§ miles N. W. 
from Sheffield. 

Bursall, or Burshill, E. R. (6) 
a hamlet in the township and parish of 
Brandesburton, 9 miles N. E. from 
Beverley. 

Burstwick, E. R. (9) a township 
with Skeckling, in the parish of Skeck- 



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ling, wapentake"^ Holder ness, 2 miles 
S. E. from Hedon ; inhabitants, 436. 

Burtersett, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township^of Hawes, parish of Ask- 
rigg, wapentake of Hang West, 1 mile 
E. from Hawes. 

Burton, N.R. (1) a township with 
Walden in the parish of Aysgarth, 
wapentake of Hang West, 1 mile S. 
from Aysgarth ; inhabitants, 478. This 
town is situated on a small rivulet 
which flows into the Ure, and which 
abounds with salmon ; it is surrounded 
by beautiful scenery, and here is the 
seat of William Purchas, Esq. 

Burton, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Hornsea, wapen- 
take of Holderness, 1 mile S. from 
Hornsea. 

Burton Agnes, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Dickering, 6 miles S. W. from Brid- 
Jington ; inhabitants, 521 ; a vicarage, 
value 20/. 6s. 3d; patron, Rev. J. 
Mills. Here is the seat of Sir Francis 
Boynton, Bart. ; the house is said to 
have been designed by Inigo Jones. 
This parish contains the townships of 
Gransmoor, Haysthorpe, and Thorn- 
holm ; entire population, 609. 

Burton Bishop, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Huns- 
ley Beacon, 2 miles W. from Beverley ; 
inhabitants, 534 ; a vicarage, value 
5/. 6s. Sd. ; patron, the Dean and Chap- 
ter of York. Bishop Burton Hall is 
the seat of Richard Watt, Esq. and at a 
small distance is the seat of Francis 
Watt, Esq. 

Burton Black, or Burton in 
Lonsdale, W. R. (4) a township in the 
parish of Thornton, wapentake of Ew- 
cross, 3 miles W. from Ingleton ; inha- 
bitants, 746. Here is a market, by 
custom, on Mondays ; it is a chapelry 
to Thornton. 

Burton Cherry, -E-R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Huns- 
ley Beacon, 3 miles N.W. from Bever- 
ley; inhabitants 417; a rectory, value 



23/. 6s. Sd. ; patron, Rev. J. Ramsden. 
Here is the seat of D. Robinson, Esq. 

Burton Constable, E. R. (6) a 
hamlet in the township of West Newton, 
but in the parish of Swine, wapentake 
of Holderness, 5 miles N. from Hedon. 
Here is the ancient and magnificent seat 
of Sir T. Constable, Bart. ; the situation 
is not advantageous, being a perfect 
flat, but the extensive park is orna- 
mented with some very noble trees, and 
a large piece of water. 

Burton Constable, N. R. (1) a 
township in the parish of Fingall, wa- 
pentake of Hang West, 4 miles N. E. 
from Middleham ; inhabitants, 204. 
Here is the seat of Marmaduke Wy- 
ville, Esq.; the house is a modern mag- 
nificent fabric, and is surrounded by one 
of the largest parks in Richmondshire. 
Burton Fleming, or North Bur- 
ton, E. R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Dickering, 5 
miles S. from Hunmanby ; inhabitants, 
386; a vicarage, value 61. 4s.2d.' y pa- 
tron, H. B. Osbaldeston, Esq. 

Burton Hall, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Gateforth, parish of 
Brayton, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 
3 miles S. from Selby. 

Burton, High, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kirk 
Burton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4f 
miles S. E. from Huddersfield. 

Burton Kirk, W.R. (7,8). See 
Kirkburton. 

Burton Leonard, W. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Claro, 4 miles N. from Knares- 
borough ; inhabitants, 518 ; a vicarage, 
value 3/. ls.O^d.; patron, the Dean 
and Chapter of York. 

Burton Pidsea, E.R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 1 1 miles E. from Hull ; inha- 
bitants, 378 ; a vicarage, value 61. ; 
patron, the Dean and Chapter of York. 
This neat and pleasant village affords 
an extensive prospect of the surround- 
ing country. 



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Burton Salmon, W. R. (8) a 

township in the parish of Monk Fryston, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 5 miles 
N. from Pontefraet; inhabitants, 182. 

Burton upon Ure, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Masham, 
wapentake of Hang East, 2 miles N. 
from Masham ; inhabitants, 170. This 
township consists chiefly of scattered 
farm houses, one of which is called 
High Burton, another Low Burton 
Hall, and another Burton House. 

Burythorpe, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 5 miles S. from Mai ton ; inha- 
bitants, 216 ; a rectory, value 16/. 16*. 
3d.; patron, the King. This village 
presents another Yorkshire instance of 
extraordinary longevity, Francis Con- 
sith having died here in 1768, at the age 
of 150. 

Busby, Great, N.R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Stokesley, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 2 miles S. from 
Stokesley; inhabitants, 117. 

Busby, Little, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Great Busby, 
parish of Stokesley, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 3 miles S. from Stokesley. 
Busby Hall is the seat of the Rev. G. 
Marwood. 

Busby Stoop, N. R. (2). See Hut- 
ton Sand. 

Busker, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Skelmanthorpe, parish of 
High Hoyland, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 6 miles N. from Penistone. 

Buslingthorpe, W.R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Leeds, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 1 mile N. from 
Leeds. 

Butterblsk, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Warms- 
worth, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles S.W. from Doncaster. 
Buttercrambe, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bossall, wapen- 
take of Bulmer, 10 miles N.E. from 
York ; inhabitants, 235. This pleasant 
village is situated on the Derwent ; on 



an adjacent eminence stands Aldby 
Park, the noble mansion of Henry 
Darley, Esq., the site of which appears 
to have been once a Roman station, 
and afterwards a royal Saxon village. 

BUTTERTHWAITE, W. R. (8) a 

hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Butterwick, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Barton le Street, 
wapentake of Rydale, 5 miles N. W. 
from Malton; inhabitants, 50. 

Butterwick, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Foxholes, wapen- 
take of Dickering, 9 miles N. from 
Driffield ; inhabitants, 93 ; a chapelry 
to Foxholes. Here is Falconer's Hall, 
a seat of the late Col. Thornton. 

Button Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Ecclesall Bierlow, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 3 miles S. from 
Sheffield. Here is the seat of John 
Crawshaw, Esq. 

Byland, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Coxwold, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 6 miles N. from Easing- 
wold ; inhabitants, 372. Here, situated 
in a rich valley, are the picturesque re- 
mains of Byland Abbey, once a large and 
magnificent structure, founded by Roger 
de Mowbray, in 1177, fqr an abbot and 
some monks of the Cistercian order, 
who had been driven by the Scots from 
Furness, in Lancashire : this religious 
fraternity had been fixed at two other 
places in the neighbourhood, bu{ finally 
settled at Byland ; the monastery con- 
tinued till the general dissolution in 
1540 ; its revenues, according to Speed, 
were 295/. 'os. 4d. 

Byland, Old, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 4 miles N.W. from Helmsley; 
inhabitants, 133 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Sir George Wombwell, Bart. ; 
the chapel is in ruins. 

Byram, W. R. (8) a township with 
Poole in the parish of Brotherton, 

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wapentake of Barkston Ash, 4 miles 
N. E. from Pontefract ; inhabitants, 61. 
Byram Hall, is the seat of Sir John 
Ramsden, Bart. 

C. 

Cadeby, W.R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Sprotborough, wapentake 
of StrafForth and Tickhill, 4$ miles S. 
W. from Doncaster; inhabitants, 169. 

Caldbergh, N.R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Coverham, wapentake 
of Hang West, 4 miles S.W. from Mid- 
dleham ; inhabitants, 103. 

Caldcotes, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Potter Newton, parish 
of Leeds, wapentake of Skyrack, 2 miles 
N. E. from Leeds. 

Calder, W. R. (7, 8) a river which 
rises in Lancashire, and enters the 
county of York at Todmorden ; taking 
an easterly direction, it flows on accom- 
panied by the Rochdale canal to Halifax, 
and thence passes by Dewsbury to Wake- 
field, whence taking a north-easterly 
course, it falls into the Aire at Castle- 
ford : the Calder navigation commences 
at this junction ; it proceeds in a west- 
ern course to Wakefield, thence to Hor- 
bury Bridge, Dewsbury, Cooper Bridge, 
Brighouse, Elland, and Salterhebble 
near Halifax, where it joins the Roch- 
dale canal. 

Caldwell, N.R. (1) a township in 
the parish of St. John Stanwick, wapen- 
take of Gilling West, 9 miles N. from 
Richmond; inhabitants, 188. This vil- 
lage is disjoined from Stanwick, by the 
intervening parish of Gilling ; it is sup- 
posed to have been a considerable place 
at the time of the Roman occupation of 
Britain. 

Calton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Malham Dale, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 7 miles N. W. 
from Skipton ; inhabitants, 76. This is a 
small village seated on a hill, on the east 
bank of the Aire; it is remarkable only 
as the birth-place of General Lambert, 
the friend of Oliver Cromwell: after 



an active participation in the troublous 
events of the age, at the restoration he 
was tried and condemned, but his pu- 
nishment was softened into perpetual 
exile, in which he died, at Guernsey, 
about thirty years after. 

Calvel Houses, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Fountains Earth, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 4 miles N. from Pateley Bridge. 

Calverley, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Morley, 
7 miles N. W. from Leeds ; inhabitants, 
2605; a vicarage, value 91. lis. 10^/.; 
patron, the King. Calverley Hall was 
the residence of a very ancient family 
of that name, and is rendered memo- 
rable by a deplorable catastrophe which 
occurred in 1604, and which gave rise 
to " the Yorkshire tragedy," wrongly 
attributed to the pen of Shakspeare. 
In Dr. Whitaker's Loidis and Elmete, 
is a long prose narrative of the event 
by a contemporary, told in a style so 
ridiculous as to render a scene of the 
utmost horror almost ludicrous. The 
outline of this appalling story is, that 
Walter Calverley having wasted his 
estate by dissipation, forsook the object 
of his early affections, and married a 
lady of superior wealth and alliances, 
by whom he had three sons; but con- 
tinuing his ruinous courses, his affairs 
became irretrievably embarrassed, and 
he embraced the desperate resolution 
of murdering his children, from the 
contradictory motives of an apprehen- 
sion, that they would be reduced to 
beggary, and from an unfounded jea- 
lousy that they were not his own : the 
immediate crisis of the fate of this un- 
fortunate family was produced by a 
messenger bringing intelligence to Wal- 
ter Calverley, that his younger brother 
was committed to prison in consequence 
of failing to discharge a bond for a 
thousand pounds, in which he had been 
induced to join from motives of frater- 
nal affection : under the excitement 
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wretched maniac, for so in common 
charity he must be partly considered, 
observing his eldest son, a boy four 
years old, at play in the gallery of Cal- 
verley Hall, rushed upon and wounded 
the unsuspecting innocent with his dag- 
ger, when taking up the child he car- 
ried him to his wife's chamber, who 
was asleep, while the nurse was dress- 
ing another of the children in the 
same apartment : the unhappy mother, 
roused from her slumbers by the vio- 
lent entry of her husband, soon became 
aware of the danger which threatened 
herself and her children, and endea- 
voured to save the younger infant from 
his fury, but in vain, as he plunged 
his dagger, yet reeking with the blood 
of the eldest child, into the heart of this 
second unoffending victim whilst in his 
mother's arms; he then severely wound- 
ed the lady; and still pursuing his 
murderous intent, took horse and rode 
off towards a house where his third 
child, only a few months old, was at 
nurse ; but the animal stumbling, he was 
thrown, and secured by a servant who 
was despatched after him. The next 
day, on his examination before some 
neighbouring magistrates, he confessed 
his crime, and avowed that jealousy 
was the cause of the excitement ; but it 
appears that his wife's conduct was at 
all times irreproachable : when brought 
to trial, he refused to plead, and was 
consequently pressed to death in the 
castle of York, Aug. 5, 1604 : the estate 
was thus saved to the family, to which 
the infant who escaped succeeded, and 
transmitted it to his successors, who 
continued here till the year 1754, when 
it was sold to the family of Thornhill. 
A part of this mansion yet remains, 
but is converted into cottages for some 
manufacturing tenants. Calverley is 
a very populous and thriving parish, 
chiefly occupied in the woollen manu- 
facture; it contains the townships of 
Farsley, Idle, Bolton, and Pudsey; 
entire population, 14,134. 



Calvert Houses, N. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township of Muker, pa- 
rish of Grinton, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 8 miles W. from Reeth. Here 
is the seat of Major Metcalfe. 

Camblesforth, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Drax, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 3 miles N. from 
Snaith ; inhabitants, 257. Here is the 
seat of S. W. Waude, Esq. 

Camerton Hall, E. R. (9). See 
Thorngumbald. 

Cam Houses, W.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Horton, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 miles S. W. 
from Hawes. 

Camp Hill, N. R. (2). See Car- 
thorpe. 

Cam ps all, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 8 miles N. from Doncaster; in- 
habitants, 389 ; a vicarage, value 16/. 
16s. M.; patron, J. C. Yarborough, 
Esq. Carapsall House is the seat of the 
Rev. Dr. Frank; and at a small dis- 
tance is Campsmount, the seat of J. C. 
Yarborough, Esq. This parish contains 
the townships of Askern, Fenwick, 
Moss, Norton, and Sutton ; entire po- 
pulation, 1898. 

Cams Houses, N.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Low Abbotside, pa- 
rish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, 2§ miles W. from Askrigg. This 
place is situated on the northern bank 
of the Ure, opposite to Cam Hill, on 
the other side of the river. 

Canklow, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Whiston, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
If mile S. from Rotheeham. 

Cannon Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Cawthorne. 

Cantley, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 3f miles S. E. from Don- 
caster ; a vicarage, value 61. 6s. 5§rf. ; 
patron, John Childers, Esq.; inhabi- 
tants, 577. Cantley Hall is the residence 
of M. A. Taylor, Esq. 



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Cappleside, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Rathmell, parish of 
Giggleswick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
3§ miles S. W. from Settle. Here is 
the seat of T. Geldart, Esq. 

Carbrook, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Attercliff, parish of 
Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles N. E. from Sheffield. 
Here is an ancient deserted mansion, of 
the age of James I., formerly the resi- 
dence of a family of the name of Bright. 

Carcroft, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Owston, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 6 miles N. 
W. from Doncaster. 

Cargreen, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Darton, 
wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles N. W. 
from Barnsley. 

Carhead, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Cowling, parish of 
Kildwick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 
miles S. W. from Skipton. Here is the 
seat of R. B. Wainman, Esq. 

Car House, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Greashrough, parish 
of Rotherham, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, § mile N. from 
Rotherham. 

Car House, W.R. (8). See Don- 
caster. 

Carkin, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Forcett, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 7 miles N. from Rich- 
mond ; inhabitants, 24. 

Carlcotes, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Thurlston, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 3 
miles W. from Penistone. 

Carlesmoor, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Grewelthorpe, parish 
of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Cla- 
ro, 5 miles W. from Pateley Bridge. 

Carleton, W. R. (8) a toAvnship 
in the parish of IPontefract, wapentake 
of .Osgoldcross, If mile S. E. from 
Pontefract ; inhabitants, 132. A differ- 
ence in orthography having prevailed 
in the various places of this name in 



Yorkshire, the parliamentary popula- 
tion return has been resorted to as the 
standard in this publication. 

Carleton, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Snaith, wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 2 miles N. from Snaith; 
inhabitants, 775 ; a chapelry to Snaith. 
Carleton Hall is the seat of Miles Stapyl- 
ton, Esq. a handsome structure, but 
its situation is flat and moist. 

Carleton, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 2 miles S. W. from Skipton ; in- 
habitants, 1218 ; a vicarage, value hi. 
2s. Id. ; patron, the Dean and Canons 
of Christ Church, Oxford. Here is an 
hospital for 18 poor widows, founded 
by Mr. Spence, in 1700. 

Carleton, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Helmsley, 
wapentake of Rydale, 2 miles N. from 
Helmsley. 

Carleton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 3 miles S. W. from Stokesley ; 
inhabitants, 260 j a perpetual curacy, 
patron, Joshua Reeves, Esq. In the 
vicinity of this place were formerly ex- 
tensive alum works, but they have been 
discontinued since the discovery of more 
profitable beds of that mineral nearer 
the sea. Carleton Hall is the seat of 
Joshua Reeves, Esq. 

Carleton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Husthwaite, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 6 miles N.from Easingwold ; 
inhabitants, 169. Here is the seat of 
Valentine Kitchingham, Esq. 

Carleton, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Aldborough, 
wapentake of Holderness, 7 miles S. E. 
from Hornsea. 

Carlton, W.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Guiseley, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 2 miles S. E. from Otley; 
inhabitants, 158. 

Carlton, W. R. (8) a township 
with Loftus, in the parish of Roth well, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles N. from 
Wakefield ; inhabitants, 1396. 



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Carlton, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Royston, wapentake of 
Staincross, 5 miles N. E. from Barns- 
ley ; inhabitants, 526. 

Carlton, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Coverham, wapentake of 
Hang West, 5 miles S. W. from Mid- 
dleham ; inhabitants, 280 . 

Carlton High Dale, N. R. (1) 
a township in the parish of Cover- 
ham, wapentake of Hang West, 7 
miles S. W. from Middleham ; inha- 
bitants, 597. Here is the seat of An- 
thony Buckle, Esq. 

Carlton, N.R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Stanwick St. 
John, in the wapentake of Gilling West, 
9 miles N. fromCatterick. Carlton Hall 
is the seat of S. B. M. Barrett, Esq. 

Carlton Miniots, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Thirsk, wa- 
pentake of Birdforth, 2 miles W. from 
Thirsk ; inhabitants, 390. 

Carlinghow, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Batley, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles N. W. 
from Dewsbury. 

Carnaby, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township, in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 2% miles S. W. from Bridlington ; 
inhabitants, 150 ; a vicarage, value 11. 
8*. 11£</. ; patron, Sir George Strick- 
land, Bart. 

Carperby, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Aysgarth, wapentake of 
Hang West, 7 miles W. from Leyburn ; 
inhabitants, 285. 

Carpley Green, N.R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township of Bainbridge, parish 
of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
3 miles S. from Askrigg. 

Carr, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Laughton en le 
Morthen, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickkill, 5 miles W. from Tickhill. 

Carrbridge, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of West 
Rounton, wapentake of Allertonshire, 
7 miles S. from Yarm. 

Carr End, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 



the township of Bainbridge, parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
3 J miles S. from Askrigg. Here is the 
seat of William Fothergill, Esq. ; and 
at this mansion was born, in 1712, Dr. 
John Fothergill, the celebrated quaker 
physician, an excellent botanist, an en- 
courager of learning, and an amiable 
man ; he died in London in 1780. 

Carr Green, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Darton, 
wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles N. W. 
from Barnsley. 

Carr Hall, N.R. (3). See Whitby. 

Carr House, E. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Metham, parish of 
Howden, wapentake of Howdenshire, 4 
miles S. E. from Howden. 

Carris, or Carr House, W.R. (8) 
a hamlet in the township and parish of 
Tickhill, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, If mile S. W. from Tickhill. 

Carr wood House, W.R. (8). See 
Brightside Bierlow. 

Carthorpe, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Burneston, wapentake 
of Hallikeld, 4f miles S. E. from Be- 
dale ; inhabitants, 301. Near this vil- 
lage is Camp Hill, the handsome seat of 
W. R. L. Serjeantson, Esq. 

Cartworth, W.R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Kirkburton, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 7 miles S. fromHud- 
dersfield ; inhabitants, 1211. 

Castle Bank, N.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Bolton, parish of 
Wensley, wapentake of Hang West, 5§ 
miles W. from Leyburn. 

Castleford, W.R. (8) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 3f miles N. W. from Ponte- 
fract ; inhabitants, 1022 ; a rectory, 
value 20/. 15*. \\d. ; patron, the King, 
as Duke of Lancaster. Castleford is a 
thriving village, situated near the con- 
fluence of the rivers Aire and Calder, 
which gave rise to the livery distich — 
" Castleford women must needs be fair, 
Because they wash both in Calder and 
Aire :" 



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But the junction of the waters, however, 
is not exactly in this parish. Castle- 
ford was a Roman station, called by 
Antoninus, Legeolium ; and here many 
coins and other antiquities have occa- 
sionally been dug up. A peculiar re- 
gulation of the payment of tythes was 
settled by act of parliament ; the rector 
receives 28 quarts of wheat for every 
pound sterling paid by the tenant to his 
landlord on arable land, and 20 quarts 
for every two pounds rent on grass 
land. This parish contains the town- 
ship of Houghton. Entire popula- 
tion, 1434. 

Castle Hill, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Sutton, 
wapentake of Holderness, 4 miles N.E. 
from Hull. Tradition reports the exist- 
ence of a castle in this place, but not a 
vestige of it remains. 

Castle Holmes, E.R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Low- 
thorpe, wapentake of Dickering, 5 miles 
N. E. from Driffield. 

Castle Houses, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Al- 
mondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2£ 
miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Castle Howard, N. R. (5). See 
Hinderskelfe. 

Castle Shaw, \V. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Quick, but in the 
parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 2§ miles N. from 
Dobcross. 

Castleton, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Danby, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 9 miles S. E. 
from Guisborough. This felace is situ- 
ated on a small eminence, surrounded 
by the Cleveland Moors. Some small 
vestiges of an ancient castle yet remain, 
but its origin and date have not been 
ascertained. 

Castley, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Leathley, wapentake of 
Claro, 5 miles E. from Otley. Inhabi- 
tants, 110. 

Catcliffe, W. R. (K) a township 



in the parish of Rotherham, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles S. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 202. 

Catfoss, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Sigglethorne, wapentake 
of Holderness, 9$ miles N. E. from 
Beverley; inhabitants, 49. This is a 
small and pleasant village, seated on 
an eminence. 

Catherine Slack, W. R. (7) aham- 
let iu the township of North Owram, 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 3§ miles N. from Halifax. Here 
is Catherine House, the seat of Michael 
Stocks, Esq. 

Cat Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Hoyland Swaine, parish 
of Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, 
2 miles N. from Penistone. 

Cattel, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Hunsingore, wapentake 
of Claro, 7 miles S. E. from Knares- 
borough ; inhabitants, 207. 

Catterick, N.R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hang 
East, 5 miles S. E. from Richmond ; 
inhabitants, 561 ; a vicarage, value 
25/. 2s. Id. ; patron, the King. This 
is a place of great antiquity ; a Roman 
station, called Cataracton, has left its 
name to the present village, but the 
site of the Roman town was, probably, 
somewhat nearer the river Swale : it 
was totally destroyed by the Danes, 
about the year 766. Catterick has a 
grammar school, founded by Mr. Sid- 
dal, vicar of the place, in 1645. Here 
also is an hospital for six poor wi- 
dows. The church is supposed, by Dr. 
Whitaker, to be the mother church of 
South Richmondshire, as Gilling is of 
the northern part : the present spacious 
structure was built in the reign of Henry 
V. ; and the very curious original con- 
tract, in English, for building the 
church, regularly executed upon parch- 
ment, between Dame Katherine Burgh 
and her son William, on the one part, 
donors ; and on the other, Richard of 
Cracall, mason, is now in the possession 



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of Sir Henry Lawson, Bart, of Brough. 
A mile south from the village is Oran, 
the seat of Jonathan Walker, Esq. ; 
and a mile north are Catterick Bridge 
and Inn, opposite to which is an excel- 
lent race-course; on the bridge was for- 
merly a chapel, the remains of which 
now serve as a coal-hole to the adjacent 
inn. The boundaries of the parish are 
extensive, and they contain the very 
numerous townships of Appleton, Bol- 
ton, Brough, Colbourne,Ellerton, Hips- 
well, St. Martin's, Hudswell, Killerby, 
Kiplin, Scorton, Scotton, Tunstall, 
Uckerby, and Whitwell. Entire po- 
pulation, 2388. 

Catterton, (5) a township in the 
parish of Tadcaster, in the Ainsty, 7 
miles S- W. from York ; inhabitants, 63. 
Cattle Laithe, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Pon- 
tefract, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 2 
miles S. from Ferrybridge. 

Catto, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township of Landmoth, parish of Leak, 
wapentake of Allertonshire, 6 miles N. 
from Thirsk. 

Catton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Topcliffe, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 7 miles N. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 99 ; a small vil- 
lage on the north bank of the Swale. 

Catton, High, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Low Catton, di- 
vision of Wilton Beacon, 7 miles E. 
from York ; inhabitants, 198. In 
this place is a free grammar school 
for teaching a limited number of 
scholars. 

Catton, Low, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township, in the division of Wilton Bea- 
con, 7 miles E. from York ; inhabitants, 
177 ; a rectory, value 21/. 12s. 8%d. ; 
patron, the Earl of Egremont. The 
parish contains the townships of High 
Catton, Kexby, and Stamford Bridge 
with Scoresby. Entire population, 973. 
Catwick, E.R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 8 miles N. E. from Beverley ; 



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inhabitants, 190 ; a rectory, value 
10/. 5s. ; patron, the King. Here is 
the seat of Godfrey Park, Esq. 

Caud Hill, W.R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Almond- 
bury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles 
S. from Almondbury. 

Causeysett, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles N. from Dobcross. 

Cautlev, W. R„ (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sedbergh, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 3 miles N. 
from Sedbergh. 

Cave, North, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Huns- 
ley Beacon, 7 miles S. from Market 
Weighton ; inhabitants, 783 ; a vicar- 
age, value 10/. 7s. 6rf.; patron, R. C. 
Burton, Esq. Here is Hotham House, 
the seat of H. B. Peters, Esq. This 
parish contains the townships of South 
Cliff and Drewton with Everthorpe. 
Entire population, 1091. 

Cave, South, E. R. (6) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 8- miles 
S. from Market Weighton, 27 S. E. 
from York, 192 from London ; in- 
habitants, 885 ; a vicarage, value SI. j 
patron, H. G. Barnard, Esq. ; market, 
Monday ; fair, Trinity Monday ; the 
petty sessions for Howdenshire are 
held here. South Cave is situated in 
a very pleasant tract of country. Cave 
Castle, the seat of H. G. Barnard, Esq., 
is a large and noble structure, to which 
its numerous turrets and battlements 
give an air of great magnificence : 
amongst the portraits which it con- 
tains, is one of General Washington, 
whose great grandfather, John Wash- 
ington, lived here, and possessed part 
of the estate ; he emigrated to America 
in 1657. The parish of Cave is exten- 
sive, and is bounded on the south, for 
three miles, by the Humber ; it con- 
tains the townships of Bromfleet and 
Faxfleet. Entire population, 1190. 



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C a vile, E. R. (5) a township 
with Portington, in the parish of 
Eastrington, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 3 miles N. from Howden ; in- 
habitants, 48. 

Cawell, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Austonley, parish of Al- 
mondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 
miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Cawkill, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Watton, divi- 
sion of Bainton Beacon, 6§ miles S.W. 
from Driffield. 

Cawood, W. R. (5) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, 5 miles N. VV. 
from Selby, 10 miles S. from York, 
186 from London; inhabitants, 1127 ; 
a perpetual curacy ; patron, the pre- 
bendary of Wistow, in York Cathedral ; 
market, Wednesday; fairs, Old May 
day and September 23. Here is an 
hospital for four poor people. Cawood 
is seated on the south bank of the 
Ouse, over which is a ferry, and was 
formerly one of the chief places of re- 
sidence of the Archbishops of York, 
who had here a magnificent palace or 
castle, the gate-house of which, erected 
about the middle of the fifteenth cen- 
tury, is all that remains of its former 
grandeur. The place receives some 
interest from the residence of Cardinal 
Wolsey, who here passed some months 
after his fall from power, and who was 
here arrested, on a charge of high trea- 
son, by the Earl of Northumberland : 
it is needless to relate, that he termi- 
nated his extraordinary career of am- 
bition in the abbey at Leicester, on his 
journey to the metropolis. 

Cawthorne, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Middleton, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 4 miles N. W. from 
Pickering; inhabitants, 22. 

Cawthorne, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Staincross, 4 miles N. W. from Barns- 
ley; inhabitants, 1518; a perpetual 
curacy; patron, the principal inhabi- 



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tants. Here is a free school, founded 
in 1639. This parish contains the seat 
of Thomas West, Esq. ; also Banks 
Hall, the seat of Samuel Thorpe, Esq.; 
and Cannon Hall, the seat of John 
Spencer Stanhope, Esq. In the li- 
brary of the latter is said to be pre- 
served the real bow of Little John, 
the companion of Robin Hood. To- 
pographical writers ought to possess 
somewhat less credulity. 

Cawton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Gilling, wapentake of 
Rydale, 8 miles N. E. from Easing- 
wold ; inhabitants, 105. 

Caythorpe, High and Low, E. R. 
(6) two small hamlets in the town- 
ships and parishes of Boynton and 
Rudstone, 3§ miles W. from Brid- 
lington. 

Cayton, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Picker- 
ing Lythe, 4 miles S. from Scarbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 447 ; a chapelry 
to Seamer. The parish contains the 
township of Osgodby. Entire popu- 
lation, 519. 

Cayton, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of South Stainley, 
wapentake of Claro, 5 miles S. from 
Ripon. Cayton Hall is the seat of 
Mrs. Messenger. 

Champney Hill, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Silk- 
stone, wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles 
S. W. from Barnsley. 

Chapel Hill, N. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of East Tanfield, pa- 
rish of Kirklington, wapentake of Hal- 
likeld, 6 miles N. from Ripon. 

Chapel House, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Conistone with 
Kilnsey, parish of Burnsall, wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 4 miles S. from 
Kettlewell. 

Chapel le Dale, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Ingleton, parish 
of Low Bentham, wapentake of Ew- 
cross, 3 miles N. from Ingleton; a cha- 
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Chapel le Grove, W. R. (7) 
sometimes called Briery Chapel, or St. 
Ann's, a hamlet in the township of 
South Owram, parish of Halifax, wa- 
pentake of Morley, 3f miles S. E. from 
Halifax ; a chapelry to Halifax : this 
chapel was built in the 21st year of 
Hemy VIII. 

Chapel Thorpe, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Crigglestone, pa- 
rish of Sandal Magna, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 5 miles S.W. from Wakefield. 
A chapelry to Sandal Magna. 

Chapel Town, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 6 miles N. W. from Rotherham. 

Cheapsides, E.R. (5) a township, 
extra parochial, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 5§ miles E. from Howden. In- 
habitants, 50. 

Chelcar, W.R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Draughton, pa- 
rish of Skipton, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 4 miles E. from Skipton. 

Chelow Height, W.R. (4) aham- 
let in the township of Heaton, parish of 
Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 5 miles 
N. W. from Bradford. 

Cherry Clough, W.R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles N. from Dobcross. 

Cherrytree Hill, W.R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Eccleshall 
Bierlow, parish of Sheffield, wapentake 
of Strafforth andTickhill, 2 miles S. W. 
from Sheffield. 

Chesnut Grove, W.R. (5). See 
Clifford. 

Chester Cotes, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Camblesforth, 
parish of Drax, wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 3 miles N. from Snaith. 

Che vet, W.R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Royston, wapentake of 
Staincross, 4 miles S. from Wakefield ; 
inhabitants, 27. Chevet Hall is the 
seat of Sir William Pilkington, Bart. 

Chickenley, W. R. (8) a hamlet 



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in the township of Soothill, parish of 
Dewsbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 
mile S. E from Dewsbury. 

Chidsall, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Soothill, parish of 
Dewsbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 
miles N. E. from Dewsbury. 

Churwell, W.R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Batley, wapentake of 
Morley, 3^ miles S. W. from Leeds ; 
inhabitants, 814. 

Cissett, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Clayton, parish of Hoy- 
land, wapentake of Agbrigg, 8 miles 
S.W. from Wakefield. 

Cittadilla, N.R. (2) a small ham- 
let and inn in the township of Bromp- 
ton upon Swale, parish of Easby, wapen- 
take of Gilling East, 4 miles E. from 
Richmond. 

Clapdale, W.R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Clap- 
ham, Avapentake of Ewcross, 7 miles 
N. W. from Settle. 

Clapham, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township with Newby, in the wapentake 
of Ewcross, 6 miles N. W. from Settle j 
inhabitants, 982 ; a vicarage, value 
51. 17 s. Id. ; patron, the Bishop of Ches- 
ter ; fairs, Ash Wednesday, May 2, 
July 31. The village is pleasant, and 
has some well-built houses. Clapham 
Lodge is the seat of James Farrer, Esq. 
The parish is extensive, and contains 
the townships of Austby, Lawkland, and 
Newby. Entire population, 1889. 

Clareton, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Allerton Mauleverer, 
wapentake of Claro, 4 miles N. E. from 
Knaresborough ; inhabitants, 14. This 
township contains Claro Hill, which 
gives name to the wapentake, and which 
is supposed, in the times of the Saxons, 
to haye been the place in which the 
Gemote, or assembly of the people, met 
for transacting the public concerns of 
the district. 

Claro, W. R. (5) a wapentake in 
the West Riding, bounded on the west 
by the wapentake of Staincliffe, on the 
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south by Skyrack, on the east by the 
Ainsty, and on the north by the rivers 
Ouse and Ure. It contains 4 market 
towns, 97 townships, 29 of which are 
parishes ; houses, including the Liberty 
of Ripon, 10,025 ; inhabitants, 51,997. 
Claxton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Bossall, wapentake of 
Buhner, 8 miles N. E. from York ; in- 
habitants, 135. In this township is the 
Lobster House Inn, at which the ma- 
gistrates for the wapentake assemble. 

Clayton in the Clay, W. R. (8) 
a parish and township with Frickley, in 
the wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 8 miles N. W. from Doncaster ; 
inhabitants, 360. The parish is some- 
times called Frickley with Clayton. A 
perpetual curacy ; patron, S. Ward, 
Esq. Frickley Hall is the seat of R. 
K. Dawson, Esq. 

Clayton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the 'parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 3£ miles W. from Bradford ; 
inhabitants, 3609. The numerous po- 
pulation of this place is employed chiefly 
in the worsted manufacture. A mile to 
the south is the extensive hamlet of 
Clayton Heights. 

Clayton, West, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of High Hoyland, wa- 
pentake of Staincross, 7 miles S. W. 
from Wakefield ; inhabitants, 854. 

Cleasby, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
East, 9 miles N. from Catterick ; in- 
habitants, 147 ; a perpetual curacy ; pa- 
tron, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. 
This village is situated on the river 
Tees ; it gave birth to Dr. John Robin- 
son, Bishop of Bristol, one of the pleni- 
potentiaries at the treaty of Utrecht : 
he rebuilt the chapel and parsonage 
house at this place, and endowed a 
school for the education of six poor 
boys. 

Cleck Heaton, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Birstall, wapen- 
take of Morley, 7 miles E. from Hali- 
fax ; inhabitants, 2436 ; a chapelry to 



Birstall. This populous township is 
chiefly occupied in the woollen manu- 
facture. 

Cleveland, N. R. (2) a district in 
the North Riding, which gives name to 
an archdeaconry, and also to a deanery. 
Cleveland is a very ancient division of 
the North Riding, and is nearly co-ex- 
tensive with the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh ; being now merely an ecclesi- 
astical portion of the county, it does 
not appear in maps : the name is pro- 
bably derived from the adhesive nature 
of the soil. According to an ancient 
distich — 

" Cleveland on the clay, 
Brings in two soles, and carries 
one away." 
The climate is severe and chilly ; but 
the soil is fruitful, and by judicious 
management has equalled the produce 
of more favoured situations. 

Cleveland Port, N.R. (2) for- 
merly Cargo Fleet, a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Ormesby, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 9 miles N. 
from Stokesley. This place is a small 
port, situated near the mouth of the 
Tees, from which the greater part of 
the produce of Cleveland is shipped for 
London, or other markets. 

Cliffe, N. R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Mansfield, wapentake of Gil- 
ling West, 12 miles N. from Catterick ; 
inhabitants, 55. ClifFe Hall, situated 
on the banks of the Tees, is the seat of 
Henry Witham, Esq. 

Cliffe Hill, W.R. (7). SecHip- 
perholme. 

Cliffe Hill, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Warley, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 3 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Cliffe cum Lund, or Long 
Cliffe, E. R. (5) a township with 
Lund, in the parish of Hemingbo- 
rough, wapentake of Ouse and Der- 
went, 3 miles E. from Selby ; inhabi- 
tants, 501. In this township is Turn- 
ham Hall, the seat of Wm. Burton. Esq. 



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Cliffe, North, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Sancton, division 
of Hunsley Beacon, 5 miles S. from 
Market Weighton ; inhabitants, 89. 

Cliffe, South, E.R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of North Cave, di- 
vision of Hunsley Beacon, 3f miles 
S. from Market Weighton; inhabi- 
tants, 126. 

Clifford, W.R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Bramham, wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 3 miles S. E. from 
Wetherby ; inhabitants ,1017. In this 
township is enumerated the population 
of the village of Boston, now rising into 
importance from the reputation of its 
mineral waters. Chesnut Grove is the 
seat of George Strickland, Esq. 

Clifton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parishes of St. Michael le Belfrey 
and St. Olave, York, wapentake of Bul- 
mer ; inhabitants, 469. This township 
adjoins the city of York, to the north- 
west, and is situated on the road to 
Easingwold. 

Clifton upon Ure, N.R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Thornton 
Watlas, wapentake of Hang East, 2 
miles N. from Masham ; inhabitants, 
50. Clifton Castle, the elegant modern 
house of T. Hutton, Esq. is built on the 
site of an ancient castellated mansion, 
erected by the family of the Scropes of 
Masham ; at a small distance is Clif- 
ton Lodge, the seat of John Clerveaux 
Chaytor, Esq. 

Clifton, W. R. (7) a township with 
Hartshead, in the parish of Dewsbury, 
wapentake of Morley, 5 miles E. from 
Halifax ; inhabitants, 2007. 

Clifton, W. R. (5) a township 
with Norwood, in the parish of Few- 
ston, wapentake of Claro, 6 miles N. 
from Otley ; inhabitants, 420. 

Clifton, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Conis- 
borough, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles S. W. from Doncaster. 
Clifton, W. R. (4) a township 
with Newhall, in the parish of Otley, 



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wapentake of Claro, 2£ miles N. from 
Bradford ; inhabitants, 208. 

Clifton House, W. R. (8). See 
Rotherham. 

Clint, W. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Ripley, wapentake of Claro, 
2 miles W. from Ripley ; inhabitants, 
412. Part of an ancient mansion 
called Clint Hall, with an arched portal, 
formerly the seat of the Beckwith 
family, is yet remaining. 

Glints, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Marske, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 5 miles W. 
from Richmond. Clints Hall, the seat 
of Thomas Errington, Esq. is a very 
ancient and picturesque mansion. 

Close House, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Skipton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 1£ 
mile E. from Skipton. 

Clotherholme, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Ripon, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 2 miles N. W. from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 16. 

Clough House, W.R. (8). See 
Kimberworth. 

Cloughton, N. R. (3) a township 
in the parish of Scalby, wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 5 miles N. W. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, '366. Here 
is a large quarry of excellent free- 
stone. 

Clow, N. R. (2) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Man- 
field, wapentake of Gilling East, 12 
miles N. from Catterick. 

Coaley Lane, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Wentwortb, 
parish of Wath upon Dearn, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles 
N. from Rotherham. 

Coat Bank Hall, N. R. (3). See 
Egton. 

Coates, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Barnoldswick, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 7 miles S. W. from Skip- 
ton ; inhabitants, 97. . 

Coatham, East and West, N. R. 
(2) two hamlets in the township and 



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parish of Kirkleatham, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 6 miles N. from Guis- 
borough. East Coatham is a small fish- 
ing town, pleasantly situated near the 
mouth of the Tees ; it would be more re- 
sorted to as a bathing-place, were it not 
for the proximity of Redcar. West 
Coatham consists of a few farm houses. 
Cobshaw, N. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of Langthorne, pa- 
rish of Bedale, wapentake of Hang 
West, 2 miles N. from Bedale. 

Cock, W. R. (5) a small river 
which takes its rise in Barwick in El- 
met, and passing by Abberford, falls 
after a tortuous course into the Wharfe 
near Tadcaster ; this river is remark- 
able only as having been filled by the 
flying Lancastrians at the sanguinary 
battle of Towton, fought, nearly upon 
its banks, on Palm Sunday, 1461. 

Cockan, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township of Bransdale, East Side, pa- 
rish of Kirkby Moorside, wapentake 
of Rydale, 10 miles N. from Kirkby 
Moorside. 

Cock Hill, (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Moor Monckton, 
in the Ainsty, 7 miles N. W. from York. 
Cock Hill House, W. R. (8) a 
small hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of Edlington, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 6 miles S. W. from 
Doncaster. 

Cocklett, W. R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Gig- 
gleswick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 
miles S. W. from Settle. 

Cockley Hill, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles 
N. E. from Huddersfield. 

Cock Mill, N. R. (3) a small 
hamlet and water mill in the township 
of Hawsker, parish of Whitby, wapen- 
take of Whitby Strand, 1§ mile S. 
from Whitby. 

Cogden Hall, N. R. (1). See 
Grinton. 

Coghill Hall, W. R. (5). Sec 
Scriven. 



Coit Hill, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Silk- 
stone, wapentake of Staincross, 2 miles 
E. from Penistone. 

Colburn, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Catterick, wapentake of 
Hang East, 3 miles N. W. from Cat- 
terick ; inhabitants, 133. 

Coldcam, N.R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Byland cum Membris, 
parish of Kilburn, wapentake of Rydale, 
6 miles W. from Helmsley. 

Coldcotes, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Ingleton, parish of Low 
Bentham, wapentake of Ewcross, 8 
miles N. W. from Settle. 

Coley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Hipperholme, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 3 miles 
N.E. of Halifax to which it is a chapelry. 
Collingham,W.R. (5) aparishand 
township in the wapentake of Skyrack, 
1 mile S. from Wetherby ; inhabitants, 
286; a vicarage, value 3/. lis. b%d. ; 
patron, G. H. Wheeler, Esq. The pa- 
rish contains the township of Mickle- 
thwaite ; entire population, 569. 

Colne Bridge, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles 
N. E. from Huddersfield. 

Colthouse, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Lower Stone- 
beck, parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 5 miles N. W. from 
Pateley Bridge. 

Colton, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Temple Newsam, pa- 
rish of Whitchurch, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 5 miles W. from Leeds. 

Colton, (5) a township in the pa- 
rish of Bolton Percy, in the Ainsty, 6 
miles S. W. from York ; inhabitants, 
148. Here is the seat of C Mor- 
ritt, Esq. 

Colton, or Coulton, N. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Hovingham, 
wapentake of Rydale, 12 miles W. from 
Malton; inhabitants, 112. 

Combes, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Bradfield, parish of Eccles- 



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field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 5 miles N. W. from Sheffield. 

Com boots, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Scalby, wa- 
pentake of Pickering Lythe, 5 miles 
N. W. from Scarborough. 

Common Dale, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Guishorough, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 5 miles S. 
from Guisborough ; inhabitants, 86. 
This secluded valley forms the southern 
boundary of the parish of Guisborough. 

Conduit House, W. R. (8). See 
Wortley. 

Conduit Hill, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
South Anston, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 6§ miles S. E. from Ro- 
therham. 

Coneysthorpe, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Barton, wapen- 
take of Bulmer, 5 miles W. from Mal- 
ton ; inhabitants, 160 ; a pleasant vil- 
lage near the park of Castle Howard. 

Coneythorpe, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Goldsbrough, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 4 miles N. E. from 
Knaresborough ; inhabitants, 112. 

Conisbrough, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 5 miles S. W. from 
Doncaster ; inhabitants, 1142; a vicar- 
age ; value SI. 12s. &%d. ; patron, the 
Archbishop of York. Conisbrough is 
celebrated for its castle, situated on 
the top of a hill, on the south side 
of the river Don, commanding exten- 
sive and beautiful views of the adja- 
cent country : the ground-plot of the 
castle is somewhat of an elliptical 
form, about 700 feet in circuit, sur- 
rounded by a fosse 40 feet deep, in 
which are now several veiy noble ash 
and elm trees ; the lower part of most 
of the outward wall, with several semi- 
circular projections, still remain, and 
the strong tower or keep, 78 feet in 
height, is almost entire ; it is of a cir- 
cular form, but strengthened by 6 but- 
tressed; its walls are 15 feet thick at the 



bottom ; a curious flight of deep and 
narrow steps leads up to a low portal : 
the date of this singular structure is not 
with certainty ascertained ; antiquaries 
run riot in absurdity in supporting their 
various theories on the subject, some 
attributing its erection to queen Cartis- 
mandua, others to the Romans, and 
others again to the Saxons : but though 
it is not unlikely that a fort might exist 
here before the Conquest, it is far more 
probable that the present structure was 
erected by Earl Warrenne, to whom 
William the Conqueror had given the 
manor; as the castle, though of very 
narrow dimensions, partakes of the 
general features of a Norman fortress. 
In a miserable chamber of this most in- 
convenient residence, was born the un- 
fortunate Richard Earl of Cambridge, 
second son of the Duke of York, and 
grandson of Edward III. This prince 
was beheaded in the reign of Henry V., 
for conspiring against that monarch. 
The castle is now the property of the 
Duke of Leeds ; near it, is a tumulus, 
absurdly said to be raised over the body 
of Hengist, the Saxon general, who, 
according to Geoffrey of Monmouth, 
was slain here by Aurelius Ambrosius, 
but who never seems to have quitted 
his own kingdom of Kent. The church 
of Conisbrough is a very ancient struc- 
ture, and contains several monuments 
of the Bosville family. In the town- 
ship of Conisbrough, is Crookhill Hall, 
the seat of J. E. Woodyeare, Esq. 

Coniston, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Swine, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 6 miles N. E. from Hull ; in- 
habitants, 157. 

Coniston, W, R. (4) a township 
with Kilnsey, in the parish of Burnsall, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 miles S. 
from Kettlewell ; inhabitants, 137 ; a 
chapelry to Burnsall. 

Coniston Cold, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Gargrave, wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 6f miles N. W. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants* 345. 



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Con on ley, W. R. (4) a township 
with Farnhill in the parish of Kildvvick, 
wapentake of Staincliffe,4 miles S. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants, 1350. Cononley 
House is the seat of John Swine, Esq. 

Cookridge, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Addle, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 5 miles N.W. 
from Leeds ; this village was part of 
the possessions of the monks of Kirk- 
stall. A great number of Roman 
reliques have been here ploughed up : 
more than a century ago, some walks 
in geometrical lines were cut through 
the woods by Mr. Kirke, which at that 
time were much admired ; but these 
woods have now, says Dr. Whitaker, 
happily reverted almost to a state of 
nature. Cookridge Hall is the seat of 
R. Wormald, Esq. 

Copgrove, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 4 
miles N. from Karesborough ; inha- 
bitants, 87 ; a rectory, value 51. 9s. 7 d. ; 
patron, Thomas Duncombe, Esq. whose 
elegant mansion in this village is de- 
lightfully situated. 

Copley, W. R. (7) a small hamlet 
in the township of Skircoat, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 2§ miles 
S. from Halifax. 

Copmanthorpe, (5) a township in 
the parish of St. Mary, Bishop Hill, 
the Younger, York, in the Ainsty, 4 
miles S. W. from York ; inhabi- 
tants, 281. 

Cornbrough, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Sheriff Hutton, 
wapentake of Bulmer, 9$ miles N. from 
York ; inhabitants, 65. 

Corps Landing, E. R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of 
Hutton Cranswick, division of Bainton 
Beacon, 6 miles S. from Driffield. Here 
is a wharf on the river Hull. 

Cortworth, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Brampton Bicrlow, 
parish of Wath upon Dearn, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles N. 
from Rotherham. 



Cotcliffe, N. R. (2) a hamlet, ex- 
tra parochial, in the township of Land- 
moth, wapentake of Aller ton shire, 4 
miles S. E. from Northallerton. This 
village is the property of the Bishop 
of Durham. 

Cot ham, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Langtoft, wapentake of 
Dickering, 5 miles N.W. from Driffield, 
inhabitants, 16 ; a chapelry to Langtoft. 
Cotherstone, N. R. (1) a town- 
ship in the parish of Romaldkirk, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 4 miles N.W. 
from Bernard Castle, Durham ; inha- 
bitants, 706 ; a village pleasantly seated 
on the banks of the Tees, near which 
are the remains of a castle of uncertaiu 
antiquity, but long the residence of the 
family of Fitz Hugh. 

Cotterdale, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of High Abbotside, 
parish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, 4 miles N.W. from Hawes. In 
this sequestered valley, there is an ad- 
mired waterfall. 

Cottingham, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Huns-, 
ley Beacon, 5 miles N. W. from Hull ; 
inhabitants, 2479 ; a vicarage, not in 
charge, its certified value 42/. ; patron, 
the Bishop of Chester. Cottingham 
contains many well-built houses and 
country villas, inhabited by opulent 
merchants of Hull, amongst which re- 
sidences may be reckoned those of 
J. W. Hentig, Esq., W. Kay, Esq., W. 
Moxon, Esq., and W. W. Wilkinson, 
Esq. Hull Bank is the seat of B. B. 
Haworth, Esq. ; Raywell, of Daniel 
Sykes, Esq. ; Spring Head, of R. Tottie, 
Esq. and Cottingham Castle, a hand- 
some modern Gothic structure, of T. 
Thompson, Esq. ; the whole vicinity of 
the place appears like a well-cultivated 
garden. The church is spacious and 
handsome, with a stately tower rising 
from its centre. Here are some ves- 
tiges of Baynard Castle, which was 
burnt down in 1541, and has not been 
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founded on the faith of an unauthenti- 
cated MS., is related by Tickill, in his 
History of Hull, and has been copied 
by most topographers : Lord Wake, it 
is said, the proprietor of this ancient 
and superb edifice, set it on fire to pre- 
vent a visit from Henry VII L, appre- 
hensive of the monarch's designs upon 
his very beautiful wife. Now, as Henry 
was attended on his progress into the 
north, in 1541, the period alleged, by 
his Queen, Catherine Howard, with 
whom he lived at that time in terms of 
the utmost harmony, the improbability 
of such an event becomes apparent; and 
without wishing, in the least, to extenu- 
ate the sanguinary violence of this sove- 
reign, it should be considered, that in 
bis latter years he was considerably 
averse to what is called gallantry, as 
with all his cruelty he seems to have 
been a faithful husband, as long as his 
affection lasted. At Lord Wake's de- 
cease, this estate at Cottingham was 
divided amongst his three daughters, 
whose portions remain separate ma- 
nors to the present time. 

Cottingley, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Sykrack, 4 miles N. W. 
from Bradford. Here are Cottingley 
Bridge, the seat of C. F. Busfield, Esq. ; 
and Cottingley House, the seat of Mrs. 
Ferrand. 

Cottingwith, East, E. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Aughton, di- 
vision of Holme Beacon, 9 miles S. W. 
from Pocklington ; inhabitants, 308 ; a 
chapelry to Aughton, from which place 
the village is separated by the inter- 
vening parish of Ellerton. 

Cottingwith, West, E. R. (5) 
a township with Thorganby, in the pa- 
rish of Thorganby, wapentake of Ouse 
and Derwent, 8 miles N.E. from Selby ; 
inhabitants, 381. 

Cottness, E. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 4 miles S.E. from How- 
den ; inhabitants, 29. 



Counterside, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Bainbridge, parish 
of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
3 miles S.W. from Askrigg ; a small 
village, pleasantly situated near the 
northern edge of Seamer Water. 

Courtgarth Wath, E. R. (6) a 
small hamlet in the township and parish 
of Etton, division of Bainton Beacon, 3 
miles N. W. from Market Weighton. 

Coverbridge, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
East Witton, wapentake of Hang West, 
1 mile S. from Middleham. 

Coverham, N.R. (1) a parish and 
township with Agglethorpe, in the wa- 
pentake of Hang West, 2 miles S.W. 
from Middleham; inhabitants, 131 ; a 
perpetual curacy; patron, Sir James 
Graham, Bart. On the north side of 
the small and rapid river Cover are 
situated some few remains of a priory 
for white canons, founded by the Lords 
of Middleham castle, in the 1 3th cen- 
tury. The valley of Coverdale is memo- 
rable for having given birth to the learn- 
ed prelate, Miles Coverdale, Bishop of 
Exeter, who was the next translator 
of the Bible after Wickliffe, and whose 
translation was the first English Bible 
allowed by royal authority. Coverham 
Abbey is the seat of Mrs. Lister. The 
parish contains the townships of Cald- 
berg, Carlton, Carlton High Dale, Mel- 
merby, and Scrafton. Entire popu- 
lation, 1170. 

Cowden, or Colden, Great and 
Little, E. R. (6) a township, forming 
Cowdens Ambo ; Great Cowden is in the 
parish of Mappleton, and Little Cow- 
den in the parish of Aldborough, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 5f miles S« 
from Hornsea; inhabitants, 149. Lit- 
tle Cowden had once a church, now 
swallowed up by the sea v , and the village 
is reduced to a few farm houses. 

Cowfold, N. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of Leeming, parish 
of Burneston, wapentake of Hallikeld, 
If mile E. from Bedale. 



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Cowgill, W.R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Gisburn, 
wapentake of StainclifFe, 5 miles S. W. 
from Gisburn. 

Cowick, W.R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Snaith, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 1§ mile S. from Snaith ; 
inhabitants, 905 ; Cowick with Snaith, 
has a peculiar jurisdiction over several 
neighbouring villages. Cowick Hall is 
the mansion of Lord Viscount Downe, 
situated in a flat but fertile country. 

Cowlam, or Coldham, E. R. (6) 
a parish and township in the wapentake 
of Buckrose, 6 miles N. W. from Drif- 
field ; inhabitants, 55 ; a rectory, va- 
lue IK lis. 3d. ; patron, B. Foord 
Bowes, Esq. 

Cowling, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township of Burrell, parish of Bedale, 
wapentake of Hang East, 2 miles W. 
from Bedale. 

Cowling, W.R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Kildwick, wapentake of 
StainclifFe, 6 miles S. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 1870. The considerable 
population of this township is chiefly 
occupied in the cotton manufacture. 
Car Head, near the village, is the seat 
of R. B. Wainman, Esq. 

Cowmes, W. R. (7) a small hamlet 
and mill in the township of Lepton, pa- 
rish of Kirkheaton, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 2 miles S.E. from Huddersfield. 

Cow Royd, oiRoyd's Hill, W.R. 
(8) a small hamlet in the township of 
Dalton, parish of Kirkheaton, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 2 miles N. E. from 
Huddersfield. 

Cowsby, N.R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 5£ miles N. E. from Northaller- 
ton; inhabitants, 91 ; a rectory, value 
5/. 11*. 0$rf. ; patron, Thomas Alston, 
Esq. Here is a hospital for decayed 
tenants, supposed to have been founded 
by Lord Crew. 

Cowthorpe, W. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Claro, 
4 miles N. from Wetherbv ; inhabi- 



tants, 120 ; a rectory, value 41. lbs. 
I0d. ; patron, the Hon. Edward Petre. 
This village is remarkable on account 
of an enormous tree, called the Cow- 
thorpe Oak, the circumference of which, 
near the ground, is 60 feet; the trunk, 
however, and the principal branches of 
this venerable father of the forest, are 
completely decayed, and tradition re- 
presents their having been so for many 
generations. 

Cowton, East, or Long, N. R. 
(2) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 9 miles N. W. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 558 ; 
a vicarage, value 4/. 6s. 10§rf. ; patron, 
the Trustees of St. John's Hospital, 
Kirkby Ravensworth. 

Cowton, North, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Gilling, wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 8 miles N. W. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 270. 

Cowton, South, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Gilling, wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 8 miles N. W. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 148 ; 
a chapelry to Gilling. Here is Pepper 
Hall, the spacious and elegant mansion 
of John Arden, Esq. North and South 
Cowton are separated from Gilling by 
the intervening extensive parish of Cat- 
terick. 

Coxwold, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Birdforth, 
5 miles N. from Easingwold ; inhabi- 
tants, 548 ; a perpetual curacy; patron, 
T. E. W. Belasyse, Esq. The church is 
an ancient building, with an octagonal 
tower ; it contains many handsome 
monuments of the Belasyse family, 
Earls of Fauconberg. Here is a free 
school, founded by Sir John Harte, 
Alderman of London, in 1605 ; and 
also a neat hospital, founded in 1696, 
by Thomas Earl of Fauconberg, for 
ten poor men ; there is also an hospital 
for eight poor women.* In 1760 Lau- 
rence Sterne was presented to the cu- 
racy of this place, and wrote here Tris- 
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various townships of Angrani Grange, 
Birdfox*th, Byland, Newborough, Oul- 
ston, Thornton, Wilden Grange, and 
Yearsley. Entire population, 1447. 

Crabtree Hill, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Brightside 
Bierlow, parish of Sheffield, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles N. E. 
from Sheffield. 

Crackpot, N. R. (1) asmall ham- 
let in the township and parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 5 miles 
S. W. from Reeth. Here is a curious 
cavern, at the bottom of which is a deep 
water, issuing out of a rock. Crackpot 
Hall, a farm-house, seated on a steep 
hill, was formerly the residence of the 
deer-keeper of the Duke of Wharton. 

Cracoe, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Burnsall, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 6 miles N. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 179. 

Cracow Hill, W. R. (4) asmall 
hamlet in the township of Gisburn 
Forest, parish of Gisburn, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 8 miles S. from Settle. 

Cragg, N.R. (1) a small hamlet 
in the township of Lartington, parish 
of Romaldkirk, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 7 miles W. from Greta Bridge. 

Cragg Hall, W.R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Fewston, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles 
N. from Otley. 

Cragg Hill, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Killinghall, parish 
of Ripley, wapentake of Claro, 2 miles 
S. W. from Ripley. 

Cragg House, W.R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of East Halton, 
parish of Skipton, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 4 miles N. E. from Skipton. 

Craike, (5) a parish and township, 
part of the Bishopric of Durham, insu- 
lated in the wapentake of Bulmer, 2f 
miles E. from Easingwold ; inhabitants, 
538; a rectory, value 10/.; patron, the 
Bishop of Durham. Craike was given 
by Egfrid, King of Northumberland, to 
St. Cuthbert, in the year 685, which 



explains its dependence on the see of 
Durham. Here are the small remains 
of an ancient castle, of uncertain, but 
remote antiquity, now used as a farm- 
house, commanding a delightful view 
of the forest of Galtres. 

Crake Hall, N. R. (5) a township 
with Elmyre in the parish of Topcliffe, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 6 miles N. W. 
from Easingwold ; inhabitants, 78. 

Crake Hall, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Bedale, wapentake of 
Hang East, 2 miles N. from Bedale ; 
inhabitants, 550 ; a pleasant village, on 
a green, on the sides of which are the 
seats of Col. Pulleine and of James 
Robson, Esq. 

Cram be, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township, in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
6 miles S.W. from Malton ; inhabitants, 
152 ; a vicarage, value 9/. Is. 8</.; pa- 
tron, the Archbishop of York. This 
parish contains the townships of Barton 
le Willows and Whitwell. Entire popu- 
lation, 522. 

Crane Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Thurgoland, parish 
of Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, 
4 miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Cranswick, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hutton 
Cranswick, division of Bainton Beacon, 
4 miles S. from Driffield. 

Crathorne, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 4 miles S. from Yarm ; inha- 
bitants, 350 ; a rectory, value 10/. lis. 
10%d. ; patron, Lord Viscount Cullen. 
Here is the seat of G. T. Crathorne, 
Esq., whose family has been resident 
here from time immemorial. 

Craven, W.R. (4) a district, chiefly 
situated in the wapentake of Staincliffe, 
between the rivers Ribble and Wharfe, 
being a deanery, part of the Archdea- 
conry of York; as an ecclesiastical 
division, it does not usually appear in 
maps : it is a country fertile in pas- 
turage, and rich in landscape; it is 
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natural curiosities, as Malham Cove, 
an amphitheatre of lime-stone rocks, 
the awful chasm of Gordale Scar, and 
the vast and gloomy caves of Yordas, 
Ginglepot, and Hurtlepot, with various 
others of less note, but which would, 
elsewhere, be considered as meriting 
the greatest admiration. 

Craven Cross Bar, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township of Appletree- 
wick, parish of Burnsall, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 4 miles S. W. from Pate- 
ley Bridge. Here stood formerly an 
old cross, which was one of the boun- 
daries of Knaresborough Forest. 

Cray, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Buckden, parish of Arn- 
cliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 miles 
S.W. from Kettlewell. 

Cridling Stubbs, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parishes of Darrington 
and Womersley, wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 2£ miles S.E. from Ferrybridge ; 
inhabitants, 96. A little to the north 
is a farm-house, called Cridling Park. 

Crigglestone,W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Sandal Magna, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, \\ miles S. from 
Wakefield; inhabitants, 1,265. Ket- 
tlethorpe Hall, in this township, is the 
6eat of J. Charlsworth, Esq. 

Crimesworth, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Wads worth, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 9 
miles N. W. from Halifax. 

Crimple House, W.R. (5). See 
Pannall. 

Croam, or Croom, JE. R. (6) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Sledmere, wapentake of Buckrose, 8 
miles N. W. from Driffield. 

Croft, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
East, 10 miles N. E. from Richmond ; 
inhabitants, 368 ; a rectory, value 
2\l. 8*. Ad. ; patron, the King. This 
village is situated on the banks of the 
Tees ; half a mile to the west is a sul- 
phureous mineral spring, used both for 
drinking and bathing. A ridiculous 



remnant of feudalism is still preserved 
at this place ; a certain family hold their 
lands by presenting on the bridge, at the 
coming of every new Bishop of Durham, 
an old sword, and pronouncing the fol- 
lowing astounding nonsense : — " My 
Lord, this is the falchion that slew the 
worm dragon, which spared neither 
man, woman, nor child." The bishop 
takes the sword, and returns it immedi- 
ately. In this village was born, 1635, 
Dr. Thos. Burnett, author of a Theory 
of the Earth, ingenious, but visionary ; 
his description of the dissolution of our 
planet approaches to the sublime ; he 
died in 1715. Croft Hall is the seat of 
William Chaytor, Esq. ; Halnaby Hall, 
of J. Penistone Milbank, Esq. Croft 
contains the townships of Dal ton and 
Stapleton. Entire population, 648. 

Croft House, W. R. (4). See 
Horton, Great. 

Crofton, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Agbrigg, 
3§ miles S. E. from Wakefield ; inhabi- 
tants, 459; a rectory, value 10/. 0*. 2\d.\ 
patron, the King. Crofton Hall is the 
seat of Sir Henry Wilson, Knt. 

Cromwell Bottom, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the township of South Owram, 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 

3 miles S. E. from Halifax. 

Crook House, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bracewell, wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 
miles N. E. from Gisburn. 

Crookhill Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Conisbrough. 

Crook ofLune, W.R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Sedbergh, wapentake of Ewcross, 5 
miles N. W. from Sedbergh. 

Crooks, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Nether Hallam, parish of 
Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, \\ mile W. from Sheffield. 

Cropton, N. R. (2) a township 
with Cawthorne in the parish of Mid- 
dleton, wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 

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bitants, 321 ; here is a chapel of ease 
to Middleton. In this place are several 
tumuli, of various sizes, supposed to be 
of British origin, and a large mount, 
called Cropton Castle. 

Crosby, N.R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Leak, wapentake of Aller ton - 
shire, 3 miles S. E. from Northallerton ; 
inhabitants, 39 ; a mile to the north is 
the small hamlet of Crosby Cote. 

Crosby Hall, N. R. (2). See 
Thornton le Beans, parish of Ot- 
trington. 

Crosett, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township of Bilsdale East Side, parish of 
Helmsley, wapentake of Rydale, 8 miles 
N. from Helmsley. 

Crosland, South, W. R. (7) a 
township in the parish of Almondbury, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles S. W. 
from Huddersfield; inhabitants, 1583; 
contiguous is the hamlet of North Cros- 
land. Crosland Hall was an ancient 
seat of the Beaumonts, in which Sir 
Robert Beaumont was slain in a deadly 
feud with the Ellands and Lockwoods, 
in the reign of Edward III. See Elland. 
Cross Butts, N. R. (3) a small 
hamlet in the township of Ruswarp, 
parish of Whitby, wapentake of Whitby 
Strand, 2 miles S. W. from Whitby. 

Cross Flatts, W.R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 1 mile N. W. 
from Bingley. 

Cross Gates, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Seacroft, parish of 
Whitchurch, wapentake of Skyrack, 4 
miles E. from Leeds. 

Cross Hills, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Glusburn, parish of 
Kildwick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 
miles N. W. from Keighley. 

Cross House, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Burton with 
Walden, parish of Aysgarth, wapen- 
take of Hang West, 3 miles S. from 
Aysgarth. 

Cross Royd, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Thurlstone, 



parish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 1 mile W. from Penistone. 

Cross Stone, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Stansfield, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 8 miles 
W. from Halifax ; a chapelry to Hali- 
fax ; it takes its name from an ancient 
stone cross, now decayed ; it is situated 
on the borders of Lancashire. 

Crossthwaite, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Holwick, pa- 
rish of Romaldkirk, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 5 miles N. W. from Romaldkirk. 

Crow Nest, W. R. (7). See Hip- 
perholme. 

Crow Nest, W. R. (8). See 
Dewsbury. 

Crow Garth, E.R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Beeford, wapentake of Holderness, 6 
miles N. W. from Hornsea. 

Crow Trees, W. R. (4). See 
Bradford. 

Cubeck, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Bainbridge, parish of Ays- 
garth, wapentake of Hang West, 2 miles 
S. E. from Askrigg. 

Cubley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Penistone, wa- 
pentake of Staincross, 1 mile S. from 
Penistone. 

Cuckold's Haven, W. R. (8) a 
small hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of Firbeck, wapentake of Straflforth 
and Tickhill, 4 miles S. from Tickhill. 

Cudworth, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Royston, wapentake of 
Staincross, 3£ miles N.E. from Barns- 
ley ; inhabitants, 487. 

Cullingworth, W.R. (4) aham- 
let in the township and parish of Bing- 
ley, wapentake of Skyrack, 3 miles S. 
from Keighley. 

CUMBERWORTH, HALF Or UPPER, 

W. R. (8) a township in the parishes of 
Kirkburton and Emley, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 5£ miles N. W. from Peni- 
stone; inhabitants, 1120. >/ 

CUMBERWORTH, NETHER, W.R. 

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stone, wapentake of Staincross, 6 miles 
N.W. from Penistone ; inhabitants, with 
part of Skelmanthorpe, 1295 ; the limits 
of the two townships of Cumherworth 
seem somewhat obscure and ill denned. 

Cumpton, W. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Col- 
lingham, wapentake of Skyrack, 2 miles 
S. from Wetherby. 

Cundall, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township with Leckby in the wapentake 
of Hallikeld, 5 miles N. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 170 ; a vicarage, 
value 51. 6s. Sd. ; patron, F. Cholmley, 
Esq. This parish contains the town- 
ships of Norton le Clay and Fawding- 
ton ; entire population, 551. 

Cusworth, \V. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sprot- 
borough, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2 miles W. from Doncaster. 
Cusworth Hall, the elegant mansion of 
William Wrightson, Esq. is most de- 
lightfully situated. 

Cutler Height, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Bowling, parish 
of Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 1$ 
mile E. from Bradford. 

D. 

Dacre, W. R. (4) a township with 
Bewerley in the parish of Ripon, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 5 miles S. E. from 
Pateley Bridge ; inhabitants, 777. This 
township abounds in valuable lead 
mines : the linen manufacture is car- 
ried on to a considerable extent. 

Dalby, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buhner, 
7 miles E. from Easingwold ; inhabi- 
tants, 169 ; a rectory, value 51. Is. 0%d. ; 
patron, Mrs. Leybourne. 

Dalby, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Thornton, wa- 
pentake of Pickering Lythe, 5 miles 
N. E. from Pickering. 

Dale End, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Carlton, 
wapentake of StainclitFe, 6 miles S. W. 
from Skipton. This place contains 



nothing remarkable but a burying- 
ground for quakers. 

Dale End, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Danby, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 9 miles S. 
E. from Guisborough. 

Dale, High and Low, N. R. (3) 
two small hamlets in the township of 
Silpho, parish of Hackness, wapen- 
take of Whitby Strand, 6 miles N.W. 
from Scarborough. 

Dale Town, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Hawnby, wapentake 
of Birdforth, 6 miles N. W. from 
Helmsley ; inhabitants, 68. 

Dalla, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Laver ton, parish of Kirkby 
Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 6 miles 
N. from Pateley Bridge. 

Dalton, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Kirkheaton, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 1 mile E. from Hudders- 
field ; inhabitants, 2289 ; a thriving 
district, chiefly occupied in the woollen 
manufacture. Bradley riniHV are the 
extensive establishment of Messrs. T. 
and J. Atkinson ; and here is an an- 
cient mansion called Rawthorpe Hall, 
now divided into'several dwellings. 

Dalton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Topcliffe, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 6 miles N. from Borough- 
bridge; inhabitants, 235. 

Dalton, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Ravensworth, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 7 miles N. 
W. from Richmond ; inhabitants, 265. 

Dalton Magna, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Rotherham, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 
miles E. from Rotherham ; inhabi- 
tants, 225. 

Dalton Parva, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the preceding township. 

Dalton North, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the division of 
Bainton Beacon, 7$ miles S. W. from 
Driffield ; inhabitants, 598 ; a perpe- 
tual curacy ; patrons, J. Micklethwaite, 
Esq. and Mrs. Corthins. 




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Dalton South, E.R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Huns- 
ley Beacon, 5 miles N.W. from Be- 
verley ; inhabitants, 277 ; a rectory, 
value 121. ; patron, Lord Hotham, 
whose seat, Dalton Park, has been long 
the residence of that ancient family. 

Dalton upon Tees, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Croft, wapen- 
take of Gilling East, 9 miles N. E. from 
Catterick; inhabitants, 167. 

Dan by, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 9 miles S.E. from Guisborough; 
inhabitants, 1573 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Lord Viscount Downe. North 
of the church, on the brow of a hill of 
no great elevation, stand the remains of 
Danby Castle, of uncertain antiquity j 
part of it is now occupied as a farm- 
house. Danby Lodgeis a modern shoot- 
ing box, the occasional residence of 
Lord Downe. The parish contains the 
township of Glazedale; entire popu- 
lation, 2416. 

Danby on Wiske, N. R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Gilling East, 4 miles N. W. from 
Northallerton ; inhabitants, 328 ; a 
rectory, value 9/. 3s. ll£rf. ; patron, 
the Rev. William Cust, whose seat at 
Danby Hill is pleasantly situated. This 
parish contains the township of Yaf- 
forth. Entire population, 477. 

Danby Little, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the preceding parish and 
township. 

Danby, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Thornton 
Steward, wapentake of Hang West, 2 
miles E. from Middleham. Danby 
Hall is the seat of Simon Thomas 
Scroope, Esq. whose family has sur- 
vived every other branch of that very 
ancient race. 

Dandermire, W. R. (1) a small 
hamlet and inn, in the township of Gars - 
dale, parish of Sedbergh, wapentake of 
Ewcross, 6 miles W. from Hawes. 

Danes Dale, E. R, (6) a hamlet 



in the township and parish of Great 
Driffield, division of Bainton Beacon, 3 
miles N. from Driffield. In this place 
are several tumuli, each three or four 
feet in height, and from twenty to thirty 
feet in circumference ; doubtless the re- 
ceptacles of the bodies of Danish chiefs 
slaughtered in their predatory invasions. 

Danes Dyke, E. R. (6). See 
Flamborough. 

Danotty Hall, N.R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Kirkby Wiske, wapentake of Claro, 4§ 
miles N.W. from Thirsk. 

Dan thorpe, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Humbleton, wapentake 
of Holderness, 10 miles S. from Horn- 
sea ; inhabitants, 52. 

Darfield, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of StrafForth 
andTickhill, 5 miles E. from Barnsley ; 
inhabitants, 512 ; a vicarage, value 
14/. 11*. 7d.', patron, Trinity College, 
Cambridge. Adjoining the village is 
Middlewood Hall, the seat of the Hon. 
Henry Savile ; and also Nether Wood 
Hall, the seat of John Garland, Esq. 
The parish is extensive, and contains 
the townships of Ardsley, Billingley, 
Houghton, Great and Little Womb- 
well, and Worsbrough ; entire popu- 
lation, 4520. 

Darlands, or Dearlands, W.R. 
(8) a hamlet in the township and parish 
of Ecclesfield, wapentake of StrafForth 
and Tickhill, 4 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Darley, W.R. (5) a township 
with Menwith in the parish of Hamps- 
thwaite, wapentake of Claro, 4 miles 
W. from Ripley, inhabitants, 648. 

Darnal,W. R. (8) a township with 
Attercliffe, in the parish of Sheffield, 
wapentake of StrafForth and Tickhill, 
2 miles N. E. from Sheffield ; inhabi- 
tants, 5172. Darnal Hall is the seat 
of Samuel Staniforth, Esq. 

Darrington, W. R. (8) a parish 
and towr.ship in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 3 miles S. from Ferrybridge; 
inhabitants, 510 ; a vicarage, value 



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16/. 11*. 5e/.; patron, the Archbishop 
of York. Near the village are Darring- 
ton Hall, the seat of Robert Oliver, 
Esq. and Grove Hall, the seat of Wil- 
liam Lee, Esq. The parish contains 
the township of Stapelton ; entire po- 
pulation, 619. 

Darton, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 3§ miles N. W. from Barnsley ; 
inhabitants, 1340 ; a vicarage, value 
12/. 105.; patron G. W. Wentworth, 
Esq. In this place is a free grammar 
school, founded by George Beaumont, 
Esq. 1675. Darton Church is a beau- 
tiful and spacious structure : the parish 
abounds in coal and wood, and con- 
tains the townships of Barugh and Kex- 
borough ; entire population, 2176. 

Daw Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Dews- 
bury, wapentake of Agbrigg, $ mile W. 
from Dewsbury. 

Day House, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Barugh, pa- 
rish of Darton, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 2 miles N. W. from Barnsley. 

Dean Head, W. R. (7). See 
Scammonden. 

Dean Head, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Hunshelf, 
parish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 4 miles S. from Penistone. 

Deanshaw, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 4 miles N. from Dobcross. 

Dearn, W. R. (8) a small river 
which takes its rise about 6 miles N.W. 
from Barnsley, and passing, in a south- 
west direction, Darfield and Adwick, 
joins the Don near Conisborough. 

Dearn and Dove Canal, W. R. 
(8) This work takes its rise from the 
cut made to improve the navigation of 
the Don, between Swinton and Mex- 
borough, and proceeds in a N.W. di- 
rection, through Wath and Wombwell, 
to its junction with the Barnsley Canal; 
the length of this navigation is near 



ten miles, and there are two short sub- 
sidiary branches. 

Deep Car, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Bradfield, parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5 miles S. from Penistone. 

Deepdale, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Buckden, parish of 
ArnclifFe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 
miles N. W. from Kettlewell. 

Deepdale, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Lartington, parish 
of Romaldkirk, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 1 mile S.W.from Barnard Castle, 
Durham. 

Deepdale, N.R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cayton, wa- 
pentake of Pickering Lythe, 2 miles S. 
from Scarborough. 

Deepdale Mills, W. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township of Dent, parish 
of Sedbergh, wapentake of Ewcross, 1 £ 
mile S. E. from Dent. 

Deepdale Head, W. R. (4) a 
small hamlet in the township of Wig- 
glesworth, parish of Long Preston, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 miles S. 
from Settle. 

Deighton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Northallerton, wapentake 
of Allertonshire, 5 miles N.from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 134. Here is a 
chapel of ease to Northallerton. 

Deighton, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Escrick, wapentake of 
Ouse and Derwent, 5 miles S. from 
York ; inhabitants, 168 : in this town- 
ship is the small hamlet of Deighton 
Hill. 

Deighton, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hudders- 
field, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2£ miles 
N. from Huddersfield. 

Deighton Kirk, W. R. (5) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake 
of Claro, 1§ mile N. from Wetherby ; 
inhabitants, 371 ; a rectory, value 
15/. 11*. 10$«Z.; patron, the Rev. Dr. 
Geldart, who is also incumbent and 
lord of the manor. The church is an- 



DEN ( 71 

cient, and exhibits some curious spe- 
cimens of sculpture at each corner of 
the tower ; its spire is a conspicuous 
and pleasing object to a circle of many 
miles : to the west of the village is 
Ingmanthorp Hall, the seat of Richard 
Fountain Wilson, Esq. The parish con- 
tains the township of North Deighton ; 
entire population, 512. 

Deigton North, W.R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirk Deighton, 
wapentake of Claro, 2 miles N. from 
Wetherby; inhabitants, 141. In this 
place is a tumulus of remarkable mag- 
nitude, being scarcely less than 500 feet 
in circumference, and the height of the 
slope about 70 feet; it is supposed to 
enclose the bones of Danish soldiers 
slain in some battle, the particulars of 
which are not ascertained. Deighton 
Lodge is the seat of John Brewin, Esq. 

Delph, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Quick, parish of Rochdale, 
Lancashire, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 
mile N. W. from Dobcross ; at a short 
distance is the small village of New 
Delph. 

Demming, E. R. (6) a small ham- 
let in the township of Fraisthorpe, pa- 
rish of Carnaby, wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 4 miles S. from Bridlington. 

Denaby, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Mexborough, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill ; 6 miles N.E. 
from Roth erham ; inhabitants, 141. 

Denby, or High Denby, W.R. 
(8) a township in the parish of Penis- 
stone, wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles 
N. from Penistone ; inhabitants, 1412; 
a chapelry to Penistone. 

Denby, Low, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the preceding township. 

Denby, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Whitley, parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 miles 
S. W. from Wakefield. Denby Grange 
is the seat of Sir John Lister Kaye, 
Bart. ; it is pleasantly situated in a fer- 
tile valley, through which winds the 
river Colne. 



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Denholme, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Thornton, parish of 
Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 6 miles 
S. from Keighley. 

Dent, W. R. (1) a township and 
market town in the parish of Sed- 
bergh, wapentake of Ewcross, 5 miles 
S. E. from Sedbergh, 59 W.N.W. from 
York, 270 from London ; inhabitants, 
1782; a perpetual curacy; patrons, 
24 sidesmen; market, Friday; fairs, 
first Friday after February 13th, and 
every Friday fortnight till May 12. 
This town is situated in a dale entirely 
surrounded with mountains; the enclo- 
sures are highly cultivated, and the scene 
excites in the tourist, the idea of the 
happy valley of the Abyssinian prince 
Rasselas; in addition to their other 
blessings, the inhabitants seem to enjoy 
the gift of longevity, as in 1664, two 
persons, a father and son, were sub- 
poenaed in a cause tried at York, the 
former being in the 140th and the latter 
in the 100th year of his age. 

Denton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Otley, wapentake of Claro, 
7 miles N. E. from Bingley; inhabi- 
tants, 192 ; a chapelry to Otley. Den- 
ton Park, the seat of Lady Ibbetson, 
a spacious and elegant modern struc- 
ture, is delightfully situated upon the 
banks of the river Wharfe, and was 
for several generations the seat of the 
Fairfax family : here was born Ed- 
ward Fairfax, the translator of Tasso ; 
and here also Ferdinando, and his son 
Thomas, successively lords Fairfax, 
and commanders in the parliamen- 
tary army ; the latter is the more cele- 
brated, and without being a memorable 
personage himself, says Mr. Hume, 
performed many great actions, and 
allowed himself to be carried into many 
criminal enterprises with the most up- 
right intentions; he was attached to 
antiquarian pursuits, and to him the 
world is indebted for the voluminous 
MS. collections of Dodsworth, preserv- 
ed in the Bodleian library at Oxford. 



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Denton, Upper, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the preceding township. 

Derwent, (3, 5) a river, which 
rises in the moors of Whitby Strand, 
and taking a southerly direction, comes 
to the foot of the Wolds, when turning 
in a westerly course, near Ganton, it 
receives the little river Hartford, and 
arrives at Malton, where it becomes 
navigable by art; it is the boundary 
between the North and East Ridings, 
from its junction with the Hartford, 
till, at Stamford Bridge, it enters the 
East Riding, running by Elvington, 
Bubwith, and Wressle, it joins the 
Ouse at Barmby. 

Dewsbury, W. R. (3) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles W. 
from Wakefield, 53 S. W. from York, 
187 from London ; inhabitants, 6380 ; 
a vicarage, value 22/. 13s. 9d. ; patron, 
the King ; market, Wednesday ; fairs, 
Wednesday before Michaelmas day, Oc- 
tober 5, Wednesday before Old May 
day. Dewsbury, seated on the river 
Calder, is certainly a place of great 
antiquity, and seems to have been the 
residence of the Saxon Kings during the 
heptarchy, as a cross, placed on the top 
of the church, bears this inscription — 
" Hie Paulinus predicavit et celebravit, 

A.D. 627. 
This ancient memorial, probably not 
itself the original, fell down in the year 
1805, but has been replaced by a fac 
simile : thus, from the early preaching 
of the celebrated missionary, Paulinus, 
Dewsbury became the common centre 
from which the light of Christianity 
spread over the vale of Calder, and was 
the mother church of an extensive dis- 
trict to the west; several parishes in 
which still acknowledge their original 
dependence by certain prescriptive pay- 
ments to the incumbent of Dewsbury. 
The appearance of the town, from the 
Wakefield road, bursting at once un- 
expectedly upon the sight, is as beautiful 
as interesting. The manufactures of 



Dewsbury are chiefly blankets, woollen 
clothes, and carpets; the place com- 
manding an admirable inland naviga- 
tion, and being near a coal district, 
possesses every commercial advantage. 
Near the town is Crow Nest, the seat 
of J. Hague, Esq. The parish contains 
the townships of Hartshead, Ossett, and 
Soo thill. Entire population, 16,261. 

Dewsbury Moor, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Dewsbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 
mile W. from Dewsbury. Here is the 
seat of Abraham Greenwood, Esq. 

Deykin Brook, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Caw- 
thorne, wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles 
N. E. from Penistone. 

Dickering, E. R. (6) a wapentake 
in the East Riding, bounded on the 
north by the North Riding, on the west 
by the wapentake of Buckrose, on the 
south by the division of Bainton Beacon 
and Holderness, and on the east by the 
German Ocean; it contains 47 town- 
ships, 27 of which are parishes, and one 
market town; houses, 3134; inhabi- 
tants, 16,461. 

Diddersley, or Didderston 
Grange, N. R. (1) a small hamlet in 
the township and parish of Melsonby, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 5 miles N. 
from Richmond. 

Diggle, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Quick, parish of Rochdale, 
Lancashire, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2£ 
miles N. E. from Dobcross. 

Digley Royd, W. R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township of Austonley, 
parish of Almondbury, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 7 miles S. from Huddersfield. 
Dikes Marsh, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Thome, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2$ miles N. from Thorne. 

Dimlington, E.R. (9) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Easington, 
wapentake of Holderness, 6 miles E. 
from Patrington. 

Dinnington, W. R. (8) a parish 



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and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 8 miles S. W. from 
Tickhill; inhabitants, 189; a rectory, 
value 41. ; patron, the King. Din- 
nington Hall is the seat of John Mid- 
dleton, Esq. 

Dinsdale Over, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Sockburn, in the 
county of Durham, but in the wapen- 
take of Allertonshire, 5 miles W. from 
Yarm ; inhabitants, 66 ; a small village 
seated on the river Tees. 

Dirt Car, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Crigglestone, parish of 
Sandal Magna, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
4 miles S. from Wakefield. 

Dishforth, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Topcliffe, wapentake of 
Hallikeld, 4 miles N. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 340 ; a chapelry 
to Topcliffe. 

Dobcross, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 12 miles S. W. from Hudders- 
field ; a chapelry to Rochdale. This is 
a considerable village, in which are two 
banks, a stamp office, and a post office. 
Doctor Houses, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the township of Quick, pa- 
rish of Rochdale, Lancashire, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 1 mile S. W. from 
Dobcross. 

Dodworth, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Silkstone, wapentake 
of Staincross, 2 miles W. from Barns- 
ley ; inhabitants, 1227. 

Dodworth Bottoms, W. R. (8) 
a hamlet in the preceding township. 

Doe Park Hall, N.R. (1). See 
Hunderthwaite. 

Dog Park, W. R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Askwith, parish 
of Weston, wapentake of Claro, 1 1 miles 
N. E. from Bingley. 

Dolebank, W. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township of Bishop Thornton, 
parish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 3 
miles N. from Ripley. 

Don, or Dune, W. R. (8) a river, 



which takes its rise in the parish of 
Penistone, on the borders of Cheshire ; 
it then flows in a south-easterly direc- 
tion past Wortley to Sheffield, where 
making a bend, it runs to the north- 
east to Rotherham, whence gliding along 
through a narrow, but picturesque val- 
ley, by Conisbrough and Doncaster, it 
enters a flat country, and continues its 
course to Thome, where turning to the 
north it joins, at Cowick, Vermui- 
den's canal, commonly called the Dutch 
river, and afterwards falls into the Ouse 
at the village of Goole. The Don is 
navigable from its mouth to Tinsley, 2 
miles W. from Rotherham. 

Doncaster, W. R. (8) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 7 
miles N. from Tickhill, 37 S. from 
York, 162 from London; inhabitants, 
8544 ; a vicarage, value 32/. 19s. 2d. ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York; mar- 
ket, Saturday ; fairs, April 5, and Au- 
gust 5 . Here is a free grammar school, 
and the boys assemble in the ground- 
floor of the town hall ; and here also is 
an hospital, for six poor housekeepers, 
founded by Mr. Thomas Ellis, in the 
30th year of Queen Elizabeth. Don- 
caster does not return members to 
Parliament, but it has a wealthy Cor- 
poration, possessing a revenue of 7000/. 
per annum, which is liberally expended 
for the benefit of the inhabitants : this 
corporation consists of a mayor, re- 
corder, 12 aldermen, and 24 common 
councilmen. The town is pleasantly 
situated on the south bank of the river 
Don, and is, doubtless, one of the most 
agreeable places of residence in Eng- 
land ; it is well built, and the approach 
from Bawtry even magnificent : it was 
the Roman station of Dunum. The 
church is very ancient and spacious ; its 
tower, 141 feet in height, is of later date, 
probably of the age of Henry VI. and is 
an extremely imposing object. In the 
church is an ancient Saxon font, but 
the date is obliterated : an inscription 

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on a curious monument has been often 
quoted — 
" Howe, howe, who is here ? 

I, Robin of Doncaster, and Margery 
my freare ; 

That I spent that I had, 

That 1 gave that I have, 

That I left that I lost. 
A. D. 1597, quoth Robertus Byrkes, 
who in this world did reign three 
score years and seven, and yet lived 
not one." 

Doncaster has never been a manu- 
facturing town, but is remarkable for 
the number of opulent families resident 
in its vicinity ; the corn market is con- 
siderable. It has a mansion house, 
built at the expense of -the corporation, 
a theatre, a dispensary, and meeting 
houses for various classes of the dis- 
senters ; and it abounds with many 
excellent seminaries of education. Its 
peculiar attraction, however, is its ce- 
lebrated race-course, and the grand 
stand is inferior to none in England ; 
the St. Leger stakes, in the last week 
of September, never fail to excite a 
lively interest in every part of the king- 
dom, and to fill the town with fami- 
lies of the first distinction. Doncas- 
ter has not been the scene of any great 
military transaction, and consequently 
presents few historical recollections. 
Sir Martin Frobisher, the celebrated 
naval commander in the reign of Queen 
Elizabeth, was a native of this place, or 
of the neighbouring village of Finning- 
ley ; and here was born the Rev. Wm. 
Bingley, whose *' Animal Biography" 
has been read with general approbation. 
In the immediate neighbourhood are 
Green House, the seat of Dr. Chorley ; 
Nether Hall, the seat of Mrs. Copley ; 
Belle Vue, the seat of J. H. Maw, Esq. ; 
and Car House, the seat of H. Cooke, 
Esq.; this mansion was built, in 1604 r 
by Hugh Childers, Esq., mayor of Don- 
caster; his grandson, Leonard Childers, 
Esq., bred at this place the fleetest race- 
horse ever known in England, the re- 



nowned bay, named from his master, 
Childers. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Balby with Hexthorpe, Lang- 
thwaite with Tilts, and Sandal with 
Wheatley. Entire population, 9120. 

Don Pottery, W. R. (3) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of 
Mexborough, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 5§ miles N. E. from Ro- 
therham. 

Donk Cave, W. R. (4). See In- 
gleton. 

Dowgill Hall, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Hartwith, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 4 miles W. from Ripley. 
• Downholme, N. R. (1) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hang 
West, 4 miles E. from Reeth ; inhabi- 
tants, 113 ; a vicarage, value5/. 15s. I0</.; 
patron, T. Hutton, Esq. The parish 
contains the townships of Ellerton, 
Stainton, and Walburn. Entire popu- 
lation, 251. 

Dowthorpe Hall, E. R. (6) a 
hamlet in the township of Ellerby, pa- 
rish of Swine, wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 7 miles N. W. from Hull. 

Dowthwaite Hall, N. R. (2). 
See Hutton le Hole. 

Dransfield Hill, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Kirkheaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3§ 
miles E. from Huddersfield. 

Draughton, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Skipton, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 3$ miles E. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 279. 

Drax, W. R. (8) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Barkston Ash, 
4 miles N. E. from Snaith ; inhabitants, 
370 ; a vicarage, value 41. ; patron, the 
King. Here is a free grammar school, 
endowed by Chas. Reed, 1667, a native 
of this place ; and also an alms-house 
for three widows and three widowers. 
It is said that this person, a foundling, 
took his name from the circumstance of 
his being discovered amongst the reeds, 
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at opulence, and, in gratitude to tbe 
parish, for the care manifested to his 
infancy, endowed these charitable in- 
stitutions. Drax contains the townships 
of Camblesforth, Long Drax, and New- 
lands. Entire population, 1083. 

Drax, Long, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Drax, wapentake 
of Barksion Ash, 5 miles N. E. from 
Snaith ; inhabitants, 187. In this vil- 
lage is a farm-house, called Drax Ab- 
bey, built upon the site of a dissolved 
priory of Austin Friars. This township 
is sometimes called Langrick. 

Drebley, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Barden, parish of Skipton, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 miles N. E. 
from Skipton. 

Drewton, E. R. (6) a township 
with Everthorpe, in the parish of South 
Cave, division of Hunsley Beacon, 7 
miles S. from Market Weighton. In- 
habitants, 177. 

Driffield, Great, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish, township, and market town in the 
division of Bainton Beacon, 12 miles 
S. W. from Bridlington, 29 E. from 
York, 196 from London; inhabitants, 
2303 ; a vicarage, value 71. 10s. 2%d. ; 
patron, the prebendary of Driffield in 
York Cathedral; market, Thursday. 
This town is pleasantly situated at the 
foot of the Wolds; it consists chiefly 
of one long street, parallel to which 
runs a clear brook, abounding in trout, 
and which at the south end of the town 
is enlarged into a canal, joining the ri- 
ver Hull at 5 miles distance. The soil 
is very productive of corn, in which ar- 
ticle a considerable trade is carried on ; 
the church is an ancient structure, with 
a steeple of more modern date. Here are 
several tumuli, supposed to be Danish. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Little Driffield, and Elmsley with Kel- 
leythorpe. Entire population, 2471. 

Driffield, Little, E. R. (6) a 
township in the parish of Great Drif- 
field, division of Bainton Beacon, 1 
mile W. from Great Driffield; inha- 



bitants, 75 ; a chapelry to Great Drif- 
field ; fairs, Easter Monday, Whit Mon- 
day, August 26, and September 19. In 
the chancel is a tablet, with an inscrip- 
tion to the memory of Alfred, King of 
Northumberland, who died 705, and 
whose remains were here supposed to 
be deposited ; this prince has been con- 
founded with King Alfred the great and 
good, and father of his people : in the 
year 1784, a party of antiquaries had the 
folly Jo search for his remains, but, as 
it might be supposed, without success. 

Drighlington, W.R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Birstall, wapentake 
of Morley, 7 miles S. W. from Leeds ; 
inhabitants, 1719. Here is a chapel of 
ease to Birstall, and a free grammar 
school, endowed in 1678, by James 
Margetson, Archbishop of Armagh, a 
native of this village. 

Drinq Houses, (5) a township in 
the parishes of St. Mary Bishop Hill 
the Elder, Holy Trinity, Micklegate, 
York, and Acomb, in the Ainsty, 1§ 
mile S. W. from York ; inhabitants, 
156 ; a pleasant village, in which is a 
chapel of ease. 

Dringhow, or Drinkhoe, E. R. 
(6) a township with Upton and Brough, 
in the parish of Skipsea, wapentake of 
Holderness, 5 J miles N. from Hornsea ; 
inhabitants, 164. 

Dromanby, Great and Little, 
N. R. (2) two hamlets in the town- 
ship and parish of Kirkby, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 2£ miles S. from 
Stokesley. 

Drypool, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness ; this place is separated from Hull, 
on the east, by the river Hull ; inhabi- 
tants, 1409; a perpetual curacy; pa- 
tron, W. Wilberforce, Esq. Near this 
place is supposed to have stood the 
village of Frismark, swallowed up 
some ages ago by the inundations of 
the Humber. The parish contains the 
township of Southcoates. Entire popu- 
lation, 2207. 



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Dudley Hill, W.R. (4) a hamlel 
in the township of Bowling, parish of 
Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 2 miles 
S. W. from Bradford. 

Dumpling Castle, W. R. (8) a 
small hamlet in the township and parish 
of Tickhill, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, If mile E. from Tickhill. 

Duffield, North, E. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Skipwith, wa- 
pentake of Ouse and Derwent, 5 miles 
N. E. from Selby; inhabitants, 453 ; 
fair, May 4. Here are the almost ob- 
literated traces of the site of an ancient 
castle. 

Duffield, South, E. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Herningbo- 
rough, wapentake of Ouse and Der- 
went, 4§ miles E. from Selby. Inha- 
bitants, 181. 

Duggleby, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Kirkby Grindalyth, 
wapentake of Buckrose, 4 miles N. W. 
from Sledmcre ; inhabitants, 154. 

Dunbogs, N. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish ofLythe, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 6 miles W. 
from Whitby. 

Duncoates, W. R t (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Kilpin, pa- 
rish of Howden, wapentake of How- 
denshire, 2 miles E. from Howden. 

Duncombe Park, N. R. (2). See 
Rievalx. 

Dungworth, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bradfield, parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles N. W. from Sheffield. 

Dun Keswick, W. R. (5). See 
Keswick Dun. 

Dunnaii, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township of Newton, parish of 
Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 1 
mile S. from Slaidburn. 

Dunningley, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
West Ardesley, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
6 miles N.W. from Wakefield. 

Dunnington, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Bccford, wapentake of 



Holderness, 6 miles N. W. from Horn- 
sea; inhabitants, 76; this /place was 
formerly a chapelry to Beeford. 

Dunnington, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ouse 
and Derwent, 4 miles E. from York ; 
inhabitants, 551 ; a rectory, value, 
191.; patron, tbe Earl of Bridgewater. 
Dunnington Lodge is the seat of H. M. 
Baines, Esq. 

Dunscroft, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hatfield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
3 miles S. W. from Thorne. 

Dunsforth, High, or Upper, 
W. R. (5) a township with Branton 
Green, in the parish of Aldborough, 
wapentake of Claro, 3 miles S. E. from 
Boroughbridge; inhabitants, 156. 

Dunsforth, Low, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Aldborough, 
wapentake of Claro, 5 miles S. E. from 
Boroughbridge; inhabitants, 115; a 
chapelry to Aldborough. 

Dunsley, N.R. (3) a township with 
Newholme, in the parish of Whitby, 
wapentake of Whitby Strand, 3f miles 
W. from Whitby; inhabitants, 259. 
This place is situated on the bay called 
Dunum Sinus, by Ptolemy, and at the 
termination of a Roman road, which 
crossed the moors from York, now 
called by the country people Wade's 
Causey, from Wada, a Saxon duke, 
who lived at Mulgrave Castle about 
the year 800. 

Dunsop Bridge, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Bowland, parish 
of Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
3§ miles S. W. from Slaidburn. 

Dunswell, N. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cottingham, 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 4$ miles 
N. from Hull. 

Dutch River, W. R. (8) that por- 
tion of the river Don from New Bridge 
to Goole, five miles in length, and so 
called, because made navigable by Cor- 
nelius Vermuiden and his Dutch set- 
tlers, in the age of Charles I. 



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Dyson Cote, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Hunshelf, pa- 
rish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 2 miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Dyson Holme, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Bradfield, 
parish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles N. W. 
from Sheffield. 

E. 

Eadsford Bridge, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Mitton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 9 
miles S. W. from Gisburn. 

Earby, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Thornton, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 7 miles S. W. 
from Skipton. 

Earby Lodge, N. R. (1). See 
Newsham. 

Earswick, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parishes of Strensall and Hunt- 
ington, wapentake of Bulmer, 4 miles 
N. from York ; inhabitants, 113. 

Easby, N. R. (1) a parish and town- 
ship, in the wapentake of Gilling West, 
1 mile S. E. from Richmond ; inhabi- 
tants, 105; a vicarage, value 21. 13$Ad.; 
patron, the King ; a pleasant village on 
the banks of the Swale. Near the church 
are the venerable and picturesque re- 
mains of the abbey of St. Agatha, found- 
ed about the year 1 152, by Roaldus, con- 
stable of Richmond Castle, for white 
friars ; and here is likewise a hospital, 
for four poor persons. TheAbbey House 
is the seat of Robert Jaques, Esq. The 
parish contains the townships of Aske, 
Brompton upon Swale, and Skeeby. 
Entire population, 765. 

Easby, N. R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Stokesley, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 3§ miles E. from Stokesley; in- 
habitants, 124. Easby Hall is the seat 
of Robert Champion, Esq. 

Easdyke, (5) a small hamlet in the 
township and parish of Wighill, in the 
Ainsty, 1£ mile N. W. from Tadcaster. 

Easington, E. R, (9) a parish and 



township, in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 6 miles S. E. from Patrington ; in- 
habitants, 488 ; a vicarage, value 10/.; 
patron, the Archbishop of York; this 
parish extends along the German Ocean ; 
it contains the township of Out Newton. 
Entire population, 557. 

Easington, N.R. (2) a parish and 
township, in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 10 miles N. E. from Guisbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 507 ; .a rectory, 
value 14/. 8*. 6d. ; patron, the King; 
this parish is somewhat extensive, situ- 
ated near the north-east extremity of 
the county, with the sea on the north. 
Here is Grinkle Park, the seat of Robt. 
Wharton Middleton, Esq. The parish 
contains the township of Liverton. En- 
tire population, 758. 

Easington, or Essington, W. R. 
(4) a township in the parish of Slaid- 
burn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 9 miles 
S.W. from Settle ; inhabitants, 501. 

Easingwold, N. R. (5) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Bulmer, 11 miles E. from 
Boroughbridge, 13 miles N. from York, 
213 from London; inhabitants 1912; 
a vicarage, value 12/. lis. Ofrf. ; pa- 
tron, the Bishop of Chester ; market, 
Friday ; fairs, July 6, and September 
26. This is a small market town, the 
church of which commands an exten- 
sive prospect over the forest of Galtres ; 
but the environs of the town are flat, 
unpicturesque, and not very fertile. 
The parish contains the township of 
Raskelf. Entire population, 2352. 

Eastbrook House, W. R. (4). 
See Bradford. 

Eastburn, W. R. (4) a township 
with Steeton, in the parish of Kild- 
wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles 
N. W. from Keighley ; inhabitants, 753. 

Eastburn, E.R. (6) a small town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkburn, division 
of Bainton Beacon, 3 miles S.W. from 
Great Driffield ; inhabitants, 12. 

Eastby, W. R. (4) a township with 
Embsay, in the parish of Skipton, wa- 



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pentake of Staincliffe, 2§ miles N. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants, 861. 

Easterside, N. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of Bilsdale West Side, 
parish of Hornby, wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 7 miles N. W. from Helmsley. 

Eastfield, W.R.(8) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Silk- 
stone, wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles 
E. from Penistone, 

Eastfield, W.R, (8). SeeTickhill. 

Eastfield House, N. R. (1) a 
small hamlet in the township of Mic- 
kleton, parish of Romaldkirk, wapen- 
take of Gilling West, 1 mile N.W. from 
Romaldkirk. 

East Moor, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Helmsley, 
wapentake of Rydale, 5 miles N. from 
Helmsley. 

Easton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Bridlington, wapentake of 
Dickering, 1 mile W. from Bridling- 
ton; inhabitants, 21. 

Eastoft, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Haldenby, parish of 
Adlingfleet, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
7 miles E. from Thome ; a part of this 
village is in Lincolnshire. 

East Riding. See Yorkshire. 

East Row, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township of Newsholme with Duns- 
ley, parish of Whitby, wapentake of 
Whitby Strand, 2$ miles N.W. from 
Whitby ; this village is situated on the 
sea coast. 

Eastrington, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 4 miles N.E. from How- 
den; inhabitants, 375 ; a vicarage, va- 
lue 12/. 9s. 7d. ; patron, the King ; the 
parish contains the townships of Bella- 
size, Gilberdike, Newport with Walling- 
fen, and Portington with Cavile. Entire 
population, 1649. 

Easthorpe, E.R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Londesbo- 
rough, division of Holme Beacon, 2 
miles N. from Market Weighton. 

Easthorpe, N.R. (5) a small ham- 



let in the township and parish 
Appleton le Street, wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 3 miles W. from Malton. East- 
thorpe House is the residence of the 
Rev. W. Gatcliffe. 

Eastwood, E.R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township of Storethwaite, 
parish of Thornton, division of Holme 
Beacon, 6 miles S.W.fromPocklington. 

Eastwood, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Stansfield, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 7 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Eastwood House, W. R. (8). See 
Rotherham. 

Eastwood House, W. R. (4). See 
Keighley. 

Eavestone, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 6 miles S.W. from Ripon; in- 
habitants, 73. 

Ebberston, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Picker- 
ing Lythe, 6 miles E. from Pickering ; 
inhabitants, 505 ; a vicarage, value 
5/. 17*. 3£r/.; patron, the Dean of York. 
Ebberston Lodge is an elegant man- 
sion, constructed on the plan of a Ro- 
man villa, by one of the Hotham family, 
but is now the residence of G. Osbal- 
deston,Esq. This parish extends several 
miles to the north among the moors. 

Ecclesall Bierlow, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Sheffield, wa- 
pentake of StrafForth and Tickhill, 3 
miles S.W. from Sheffield ; inhabitants, 
9113 j a chapelryto Sheffield. This 
populous township is chiefly occupied 
by persons engaged in the various 
branches of the Sheffield manufactures ; 
it contains many handsome residences, 
the chief of which are Banner Cross, 
the seat of the Rev. W. Bagshaw; 
Brightside Green, the seat of B. Sales, 
Esq. ; Broom Hall, the seat of John Til- 
lotson, Esq. ; Button Hill, the seat of the 
late John Crawshaw, Esq. ; Greystones, 
the seats of Miss Greaves and the Rev. 
Thomas Sutton ; Highfield, the seat of 
George Woodhead, Esq. ; Mount Plea- 



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&ant, the seat of J. B. Ward, Esq. ; and 
Whiteley Wood Hall, the seat of B. 
Silcock, Esq. 

Ecclesfield, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4$ miles N. from 
Sheffield ; inhabitants, 7165; a vicarage, 
value 19/. 3*. Ad. ; patron, the Duke of 
Norfolk. This is a very extensive pa- 
rish, and though it has been observed, 
that all the nails manufactured in Hal- 
lam shire are made here, yet its general 
features are those of an agricultural 
district; it was given by William the 
Conqueror to Roger de Busli, one of 
his captains, and after passing through 
many noble familes, came to the 
Howards. Here are several excellent 
mansions, the principal of which are 
Brush House, the seat of ThomasBooth, 
Esq.; Nethershire, the seat of Hugh 
Meller, Esq.; Page Hall, the seat of 
G. B. Greaves, Esq. ; Winco Bank Hall, 
the seat of Joseph Reads, Esq. ; and 
Whitley Hall, the seat of W. Bingley, 
Esq.; 5 miles to the east, is the small 
township of Aldwarke Hall, now occu- 
pied by Sir Henry Wilson, Knt. ; and 
to the west is the extensive township of 
Bradfield : entire population, 12,496. 

Eccleshill, W. R. (4) atownship 
in the parish of Bradford, wapentake 
of Morley, 2§ miles N. E. from Brad- 
ford; inhabitants, 2171. The larger 
part of the population of this township 
is occupied in the woollen manufacture. 

Eccup, W.R. (5) a township with 
Addle, in the parish of Addle, wapen- 
take of Skyrack, 6 miles N. from Leeds ; 
inhabitants, 699 : a large quantity of 
Roman coins has been here discovered. 

Ecklands, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Thurlstone, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 2 
miles W. from Penistone. 

Eddercliff, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Liversedge, parish of 
Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 7 miles 
E. from Halifax. 

Eddlethorpe, E. R. (5) a town- 



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ship in the parish of Weston, wapen- 
take of Buckrose, 4 miles S. from Mal- 
ton ; inhabitants, 62 : here is the seat 
of Joseph Field, Esq. 

Edge End, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Ecclesall Bierlow, parish 
of Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, oi miles S. from Sheffield. 

Edgley, N. R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township of Burton with 
Waliden, parish of Aysgarth, wapen- 
take of Hang West, 1* mile E. from 
Aysgarth. 

Edgerton, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hudders- 
field, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 mile 
N. W. from Huddersfield. 

Edlington, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 4 miles S. W. from Don- 
caster; inhabitants, 141; a rectory, 
value 91. ; patron, Lord Molesworth. 
A pleasant village. 

Edstone Great, N. R. (2) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Rydale, 2 miles S.from Kirkby Moor- 
side ; inhabitants, 156 ; a vicarage, 
value 71. 10s. ; patron, G. Dowker, Esq. 

Edstone Little, N. R. (2) atown- 
ship in the parish of Sinnington, wa- 
pentake of Rydale, 2 miles S. W. from 
Kirkby Moorside ; inhabitants, 16. 

Egbrough, High, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Kellington, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 5 miles W. 
from Snaith; inhabitants, 215. In this 
village is Sherwood Hall, the seat of 
W. Morritt, Esq. 

Egbrough, Low, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of High Eg- 
brough, and parish of Kellington, wa- 
pentake of Osgoldcross, 6 miles W. 
from Snaith. 

Egglestone, N.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Rokeby, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 2 miles N. 
W. from Greta Bridge. The ruins of 
Egglestone abbey, situated upon the 
high cliffs of the Tees, nearly opposite 
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beauties of this picturesque region ; the 
abbey was founded by Ralph de Multon, 
about the year 1189, for white friars; 
a part of the buildijag is entire, and is 
occupied as a farm house and cottages. 

Egton, N.R. (2) aparish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Langbarugh, 
6 miles S.W. from Whitby; inhabi- 
tants, 1037; a perpetual curacy; pa- 
tron, the Archbishop of York. Egton 
had a charter from William the Third, 
for a weekly market on Tuesdays, and 
for four annual fairs, but they are 
nearly fallen into disuse. The church 
was formerly dependant on that of 
Lythe ; the present chapel was conse- 
crated in 1349, by the bishop of Da- 
mascus. The situation of Egton is ra- 
ther bleak, yet it contains some plea- 
sant sheltered spots. Coat Bank Hall 
is the seat of Doyley Saunders, Esq. ; 
Egton Bridge is the seat of R. Smith, 
Esq. ; and Newbiggin Hall is the seat of 
H. W. Yeoman, Esq. ; the site of Gros- 
mont abbey, on the bank of the Esk, 
is now occupied as a farm house. 

Eight and Forty Houses, E. R. 
(6) a hamlet in the township of Gilber- 
dike, parish of Eastrington, division of 
Hunsley Beacon, 7 miles S. from Mar- 
ket Weighton. 

Ella Kirk, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hullshire, 
5 miles N. W. from Hull; inhabitants, 
246; a vicarage, value 15/. 2s. 8$d. ; pa- 
tron, the Rev. Richard Sykes. In this 
place, several of the wealthy merchants 
of Hull have handsome residences, the 
principal of which are those of Joseph 
Sykes, Esq. ; Joseph Egginton, Esq. ; 
and Mrs. Williamson ; South Ella is 
the seat of John Broadley, Esq. The 
parish contains the townships of West 
Ella and Willerby; entire popula- 
tion, 568. 

Ella West, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Kirk Ella, wapentake 
of Hullshire, 5$ miles N. W. from Hull ; 
inhabitants, 122. This village com- 
mands an extensive view of the town 



of Hull, and of the river Humber with 
its numerous shipping. Here is the 
seat of the Rev. Richard Sykes. 

Elland, or Ealand, W. R. (7) a 
township with Greetland, in the parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 3 
miles S. E. from Halifax ; inhabitants, 
5088; a chapelryto Halifax. Elland 
is pleasantly seated on the south side 
of the river Calder, and from the grant 
of a charter for a market and fairs, 10th 
Edward II., it at one time pretended to 
rival Halifax ; the market has been long 
since discontinued, and Elland now con- 
fessedly ranks as in ferio r. The Hall , on 
the north bank of the river, was an an- 
cient mansion of wood, and long the 
seat of a knightly family of the name 
of Elland, memorable on account of the 
fatal feuds in which it was engaged 
with its neighbours, in the reign of Ed- 
ward III. ; the particulars of which are 
to be found in an old ballad, first pub- 
lished in Watson's History of Halifax, 
and confirmed by other authorities; 
the origin of the quarrel is not very 
clearly stated, but it would seem that 
Sir John Elland, being sheriff, was dis- 
obeyed on some occasion by Sir Robert 
Beaumont, of Crossland : enraged at 
this indignity, Sir John having mus- 
tered his tenants, came suddenly in the 
night and killed Sir Hugh Quarmby 
and Sir John Lockwood, the friends of 
Beaumont, at their several houses of 
Quarmby and Lockwood ; he next pro- 
ceeded to Crossland Hall, and lying in 
ambush till the drawbridge over the moat 
was let down, he then rushed into the 
house, and slew the knight in his cham- 
ber, with several of his servants ; Lady 
Beaumont, however, with her children, 
made good their escape into Lancashire. 
Notwithstanding the atrocious nature 
of this outrage, it does not seem that 
Sir John Elland was ever called to any 
account, it being possible that he might 
represent the affair as a necessary exer- 
tion of his authority, as an officer of 
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fifteen years had rolled away, when the 
sons of the slaughtered gentlemen, now 
growing up to manhood, resolved to 
avenge the death of their parents : join- 
ing with another youth named Lacy, 
they waylaid Sir John Elland, near 
Brig House, and slew him after a vigor- 
ous resistance, and again escaped into 
Lancashire. In this age of chivalric 
exploit, the affair might have passed 
over as a mere act of retributive jus- 
tice, but, not content with this revenge, 
these young men determined to extir- 
pate the very race and name of Elland : 
leaving their retreat, they came secretly 
into Yorkshire, and concealing them- 
selves in a mill, near which they knew 
that the heir of Elland, with his lady 
and young son would pass in going to 
church, at his approach, they rushed 
from their ambush, and murdered their 
defenceless victims : a hue and cry be- 
ing raised, Quarmby was despatched by 
the Elland men, the fate of Lacy is not 
known. Adam de Beaumont retired 
to Grassland, and Lockwood took re- 
fuge in a solitary retreat, now called 
Canon Hall; but an amour with a 
female of loose principles led to his 
ruin. The under sheriff, who was the 
owner of Canon Hall, engaged his 
tenant, the father of this female, to give 
him notice of young Lockwood's mo- 
tions, who had begun to perceive that 
his retreat was discovered. On a -visit 
that he paid to this dissembling wan- 
ton, when the sheriff's men beset the 
house, under the pretence of a feigned 
embrace, she treacherously cut his bow- 
string. Lockwood suffered the lawful 
punishment of his crime, and few can 
regret such a retribution. The fate of 
Adam de Beaumont was more honour- 
able; becoming apprehensive of his 
safety, he retired from the kingdom, 
and entered the service of the knights 
of Rhodes, in which he gallantly fell 
fighting against the Turks. The whole 
story exhibits but a sorry picture of the 
manners of that turbulent age,and of the 



days of chivalry, whose departure is by 
some refined spirits so much regretted. 

Ellenthorpe, W. R. (4) a snail 
hamlet in the township of Paythorn, 
parish of Gisburn, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 1$ mile N. W. from Gisburn. 

Ellerbeck, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Osmotherley, wapen- 
take of Allertonshire, 6 miles E. from 
Northallerton; inhabitants, 81. 

Ellerburn, N. R. (3) a parish in 
the wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 2 
miles N. E. from Pickering; a vicarage, 
value 71. 4s. 9d. ; patron, the Dean of 
York. There is no village of the name 
of Ellerburn, but the parish contains 
two townships, Wilton and Farmanby ; 
the population of the former is 203 ; 
the latter is included in the parish of 
Thornton. 

Ellerby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Lythe, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 7 miles N. W. from Whitby; 
inhabitants, 80. 

Ellerby, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Swine, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 8 miles N. E. from Hull; in- 
habitants, 233. Here is Wood Hall, 
the seat of W. H. Maister, Esq. 

Ellerker, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Brantingham, wapentake 
of Howdenshire, 1 mile S. from South 
Cave ; inhabitants, 249 ; a chapelry to 
Brantingham. 

Ellerker, W. R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Great Timble, 
parish of Fewston, wapentake of Claro, 
12 miles E. from Skipton. 

Ellerton, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the division of Holme Bea- 
con, 9 miles S. W. from Pocklington ; 
inhabitants, 318; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, Richard Bethell, Esq. This 
village is situated near the Derwent ; 
here was once a priory, founded about 
the year 1221 ; its remains are now 
used as the parish church. 

Ellerton, N.R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Downhoime, wapentake 
of Hang West, 3 miles E. from Reeth ; 



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inhabitants, 47. This village, situated 
on the south bank of the Swale, con- 
tains the small remains of what was 
once a small priory of Cistercian nuns, 
founded by Warnerus, chief steward to 
the Earl of Richmond, in the reign of 
Henry II. 

Ellerton upon Swale, N. R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Catterick, 
wapentake of Gilling East, 1 mile S. E. 
from Catterick ; inhabitants, 140. This 
place is famous as being the birth-place 
of Henry Jenkins, who died in 1670, 
at the age of 169 ; the circumstance 
which principally seems to authenticate 
this extraordinary longevity, is his re- 
membering being sent -to the battle of 
Flodden Field, with arrows for the 
army, being then of the age of 12 years, 
and which was fought in the year 1513 ; 
he was buried at Bolton, which see. 

Ellingstring, N. R. (1) a town- 
ship in the parish of Masham, wapen- 
take of Hang East, 6 miles S. W. from 
Middleham ; inhabitants, 204. 

Ellingthorpe, N. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Milby, pa- 
rish of Aldborough, wapentake of Hal- 
likeld, 1 mile E. from Boroughbridge : 
this place is on the north side of the 
river Ure, and consequently in the 
North Riding, though Aldborough, of 
which parish it forms a part, is in the 
West Riding. Ellingthorpe Hall is the 
seat of Thomas Clark, Esq. 

Ellington High, N. R. (1) a 
township in the parish of Masham, wa- 
pentake of Hang East, 6£ miles S. W- 
from Middleham ; inhabitants, 152. 

Ellington Low, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of High Ellington, 
parish of Masham, wapentake of Hang 
East, 2£ miles N. W. from Masham. 

Ellis Laithes, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Havercroft, pa- 
rish of Felkirk, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 5 miles N. E. from Barnsley. 

Elloughton, E. R. (9) a parish 
and township with Brough, division of 
Hunsley Beacon, 11 miles W. from 



Hull} inhabitants, 383; a vicarage, 
value 51. 0s. 5d.; patron, the prebendary 
of Wetwang, in York Cathedral. The 
church is a very ancient structure. 

Elm, or Elm Green, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Elm House, N.R. (1). SeeRedmirc. 

Elm Hurst, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Cawthorne, wapentake of Staincross, 
2 miles N. from Penistone. 

Elmsall North, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of South Kirkby, wa- 
pentake of Osgoldcross, 7 miles S. from 
Pontefract; inhabitants, 113. Elmsall 
Lodge is the seat of C. Cholmley, Esq. 

Elmsall South, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of South Kirkby, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 8 miles S. 
from Pontefract ; inhabitants, 453. 

Elmyre, N. R. (5) a township with 
Crakehall, in the parish of Topcliffe, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 5 miles N. from 
Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 78. 

Elseker, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Brampton Bierlow, 
parish of Wath upon Dearn, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6$ miles N. 
from Rotherbam. 

Elslack, W. R. (4) a township 
with Broughton, in the parish of 
Broughton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
5 miles S. W. from Skipton. 

Elsternwick, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Humbleton, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 11 miles E. 
from Hull ; inhabitants, 154. Here is 
a chapel of ease to Humbleton. 

Elvington, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Ouse and 
Derwent, 7 miles S. E. from York; 
inhabitants, 405 ; a rectory, value 
51. 17 s. aid. ; patron, the King. In 
this village is the manor house, the 
seat of Mrs. Cheap, and also Brink- 
worth, the seat of A. Mather, Esq. 

Embsav, W. R. (4) a township with 
Eastby, in the parish of Skipton, wa- 



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pentake of Staincliffe, 1£ mile N. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants, 861. Here was 
anciently a priory, which was translated 
to Bolton ; its site is occupied by an ex- 
cellent modern residence called Emb- 
say Kirk. 

Em ley, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Agbrigg, 
8 miles S. W. from Wakefield ; inhabi- 
tants, 1351; a rectory, value 14/. Os. 7%d.; 
patron, the Hon. R. L. Savile. 

Emmotland, E. R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
North Frodingham, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 5 miles S.E. from Driffield. 

Emswell, E.R. (6) a township with 
Kelleythorpe in the parish of Great 
Driffield, division of Bainton Beacon, 
2 miles W. ^from Driffield ; inhabi- 
tants, 97. 

Endcliffe Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Hallam Nether. 

Enter Common, High and Low, 
N. R. (2) two small hamlets in the town- 
ship and parish of Great Smeaton, wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 8 miles N. 
from Northallerton. 

Enthorpe, E. R. (6) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Lund, 
division of Bainton Beacon, 4 miles 
N. E. from Market Weighton. 

Eppleby, N.R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Gilling, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 8 miles N. from Rich- 
mond; inhabitants, 157. 

Eppleworth, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Cotting- 
ham, division of Hunsley Beacon, 4f 
miles S. from Beverley. 

Erringdev,W.R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 7 miles W. from Halifax ; in- 
habitants 1471. 

Eryholme, or Eyreholme, N.R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Gilling, 
wapentake of Gilling East, 10 miles N. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 177; 
a chapelry to Gilling. This village is 
situated on the banks of the Tees. 
Esc rick, E. R. (5) a parish and 



township in the wapentake of Ouse and 
Derwent, 6 miles S. from York ; inha- 
bitants,548 ; a rectory, value 25/.3s.9</.; 
patron, Bielby Thompson, Esq., whose 
seat of Escrick Hall, was formerly pos- 
sessed by Sir Thomas Knivet, gentle- 
man of the privy chamber to James I., 
and afterwards created baron of Es- 
crick ; he was sent to search the vaults 
beneath the parliament house, and 
there discovered the barrels of gun- 
powder, with Guy Fawkes, who was to 
have fired the train, and thus prevented 
the success of that diabolical project. 

Esholt, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Guiseley, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 5 miles N. from Bradford ; 
inhabitants, 355. Esholt Hall, the mag- 
nificent seat of Joshua Crompton, Esq. 
occupies the site of a priory of Cister- 
cian nuns, founded in the 12th century ; 
a few pointed arches in some of the 
offices, alone remain to indicate the 
existence of such a fabric. 

Eshton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Gargrave, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 5 miles N. W. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 69. Eshton Hall is the 
seat of Matthew Wilson, Esq. ; near 
which is a remarkable well, whose water 
is without any petrifying quality in its 
own basin, but after a course of 200 
yards, acquires that power in a very 
eminent degree. 

Eskdale Side, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Whitby, wapen- 
take of Whitby Strand; inhabitants, 
395. Here are the remains of a small 
chapel formerly belonging to Whitby 
abbey, and is mentioned as having 
existed in 1224 ; it stands on the site of 
a building in which a hermit was -slain 
by some hunters in chase of a wild boar, 
and was said to have been built by some 
of their descendants, who, by way of 
penance, held their lands of the abbey, 
by cutting down with a knife, a certain 
quantity of stakes, and carrying them 
to Whitby haven. A new chapel was 
erected some years ago, to which the 



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seats and other furniture of tho old 
chapel were removed. Esk Hall is the 
Beat of J. C. Coates, Esq. 

Eske, E. R. (6) a township in the 
parish of Beverley, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 4 miles N. E. from Beverley ; 
inhabitants, 18. 

Esklitts, N. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Wes- 
terdale, wapentake of Langbarugh, 11 
miles S. E. from Guisborough. 

Essington, W. R. (4). See Eas- 
ington. 

Eston, N. R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Ormesby, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 5 miles N. VV. from Guis- 
borough ; inhabitants, 272 ; a chapelry 
to Ormesby. This village stands on 
the ascent of a hill, the summit of which 
runs out into a bold eminence called 
Eston Nab, where a telegraphic beacon 
has lately been erected, commanding 
an astonishing prospect ; near the pro- 
montory there are traces of an ancient 
encampment, supposed to be Saxon. 

Etherdwick, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Aid- 
borough, wapentake of Holderness, 7 
miles N. E. from Hedon. 

Etherthorpe, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Darfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles E. from Barnsley. 

Etton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Hunsley 
Beacon, 4 miles N. W. from Beverley ; 
inhabitants, 380 ; a rectory, value 
201. 9s. \\d. ; patron, the Archbishop 
of York. Etton Hall is the seat of 
Lady Legard and Miss Grimston. 

Everingham, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the division of Holme 
Beacon, 4 miles S. from Pocklington ; 
inhabitants, 271 ; a rectory, value 
SI. 6s. $d. ; patron, the Rev. W. Alder- 
son. Everingham Park, the stately 
mansion of W. Constable Maxwell, Esq. 
is a modern structure of brick, in a fiat 
situation, but with the grounds highly 
ornamented. In the house is an ex- 



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cellent portrait of Charles I. on horse- 
back, by Vandyke. 

Everley, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township of Suffield, parish of Hack - 
ness, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 4,§ 
miles W. from Scarborough. 

Everthorpe, E.R. (6) a township 
with Drewton, in the parish of North 
Cave, division of Hunsley Beacon, 2 
miles N. W. from South Cave ; inha- 
bitants, 177. 

Ewcross, W.R. (1,4) a wapen- 
take situated in the north-west corner 
of the West Riding, bounded on the 
north and west by Westmoreland, on 
the east by the wapentakes of Hang 
West and StainclifFe, and on the south 
by Staincliffe also ; a mountainous dis- 
trict, thinly inhabited, but it contains 
the larger part of those natural curiosi- 
ties usually called the Caves of Craven. 
Ewcross contains 1 1 townships, five of 
which are parishes, and two market 
towns ; houses, 2323 ; inhabitants, 
12,035. In the population returns it 
is united with Staincross. 

Ewe Court, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of Skiplam, pa- 
rish of Kirkdale, wapentake of Rydale, 
4 miles N. W. from Kirkby Moors ide. 
Ewood Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Midgley. 

Exa, W. R. (4) a small hamlet in 
the township of Ballasheaves, parish of 
Mitton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 13 
miles S. W. from Gisburn. 

Exelby, N. R. (2) a township with 
Leeming and Newton, parish of Bur- 
neston, wapentake of Hallikeld, 2 miles 
S. E. from Bedale ; inhabitants, 562. 
In this township is Newton House, a 
seat of the Marquis of Cleveland. 

Exley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of South Owram, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 2$ miles 
S. from Halifax. 

Exley Gate, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Denby, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 4 
miles N. from Penistone. 



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ExleyHead, W.R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Keigh- 
ley, wapentake of Keighley, 1 mile S. 
from Keighley. 

F. 

Faceby, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Whorlton, wapentake of 
Langbarugh,4 miles S.W.from Stokes- 
ley; inhabitants, 178; a perpetual 
curacy with Carleton. Faceby Lodge 
is the seat of James Fa veil, Esq. 

Fadmoor, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Moorside, wapen- 
take of Rydale, 2 miles N. from Kirkby 
Moorside; inhabitants, 162. 

Fagger Gill, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Arken- 
garthdale, wapentake of Gilling West, 
6 miles N. W. from Reeth. 

Fairburn, W.R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Ledsham, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 2f miles N. from 
Ferrybridge ; inhabitants, 426 ; a con- 
siderable village situated on the north 
bank of the Aire, and abounding with 
limestone. 

Fairholme, E.R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Swine, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 6 miles N. from 
Hull. 

Fairweather Green, W.R. (4) 
a hamlet in the township of AUerton, 
parish of Bradford, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 2 miles W. from Bradford. 

Falconers Hall, E. R. (6). See 
Butter wick. 

Faldring, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Bradfield, parish 
of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 5 miles N. W. from 
Sheffield. 

Fall Head, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, 4 
miles W. from Barnsley. 

Fall House, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Whitley, parish of 
Kirkheaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 
miles S. W. from Dewsbury. 



Falling Foss, N. R. (3) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Sneaton, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 
7 miles S. from Whitby. 

Fals grave, N. R, (3) a township 
in the parish of Scarborough, wapen- 
take of Pickering Lythe, 1 mile W. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, 345. 

Fang Foss, E. R, (5) a parish and 
township in the division of Wilton Bea- 
con, 4 miles N. W. from Pocklington ; 
inhabitants, 154 ; a chapelry to Barn- 
by on the Moor ; patron, the Dean and 
Chapter of York. Fang Foss Hall is the 
seat of Cholmley Overend, Esq. 

Fareholme, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of Morton upon 
Swale, parish of Ainderby Steeple, wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 5 miles S. W. 
from Northallerton. 

Farfield, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Brightside Bierlow, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 1 mile N. from 
Sheffield. 

Farfield Hall, W.R. (4). See 
Addingham, 

Farlington, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Sheriff Hutton, wapen- 
take of Bulmer, 10 miles N. from 
York; inhabitants, 170 ; a chapelry to 
Sheriff Hutton ; patron, the Arch- 
bishop of York. 

Farmanby, N.R. (3) a township 
in the parishes of Thornton and Eller- 
burn, wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 
2£ miles S. E. from Pickering; inhabi- 
tants, 403. 

Far Cross, or Hill, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 7 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Farndale, East Side, N. R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Lasting- 
ham, wapentake of Rydale, 4 miles 
N. from Kirkby Moorside ; inhabi- 
tants, 455. 

Farndale, High Quarter, N.R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Last- 
ingham, wapentake of Rydale, 4 miles 



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N. from Kirkby Moorside; inhabi- 
tants, 286. 

Farndale, Low Quarter, N. R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Kirkby 
Moorside, wapentake of Rydale, 6 
miles N. from Kirkby Moorside ; inha- 
bitants, 215. Here is a chapel of ease. 

Farnham, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 2 
miles N. from Knaresborough ; inha- 
bitants, 141 ; a perpetual curacy ; pa- 
trons, the heir of the late Col. Harvey, 
and James Collins, Esq. The village 
is small, but pleasantly situated; the 
parish contains the townships of Fer- 
renby and Scotton. Entire popula- 
tion, 548. 

Farnhill, W.R. (4) a township 
with Cononley in the parish of Kild- 
wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles 
S. from Skipton; inhabitants, 1350. 

Farnley, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Leeds, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 4 miles W. from Leeds ; inha- 
bitants, 1582. In Farnley wood, a 
party of routed cavaliers took refuge 
after the battle of Marston Moor : some 
curious particulars of their adventures 
were given by one of the party, in the 
" Memoirs of a Cavalier." After the 
restoration of Charles II., an insur- 
rection of some discontented round- 
heads, was called the Farnley wood 
plot, from the place of their rendez- 
vous ; twenty-one of these misguided 
men were convicted and executed ; but 
such events, from the pressure of more 
important affairs, are quite forgotten, 
except in the immediate neighbour- 
hood where they occurred. Farnley 
Hall, the ancient mansion of the 
Danbys, was erected in 1586 ; it is 
now the property and seat of Edward 
Armitage, Esq. 

Farnley, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Otley, wapentake of Claro, 
2 miles N. from Otley ; inhabitants, 
172 ; a chapelry to Otley. This place 
has been distinguished for the resi- 
dence of its lords from a very remote 



antiquity to the present hour. Farnley 
Hall, the seat of Walter Fawkes, Esq., 
stands on the lofty brow of an eminence 
commanding a noble view up and down 
the vale of Wharfe ; it is a magnificent 
modern structure. 

Farnley Moorside, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Farnley, pa- 
rish of Leeds, wapentake of Morley, 5§ 
miles S. W. from Leeds. 

Farnley Tyas, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Almondbury, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles S. from 
Huddersfield ; inhabitants, 900. Here 
is an ancient mansion, embosomed in 
oak woods, called Woodsome Hall, the 
seat of Richard Gill, Esq. 

Farsley, W. R. (5) a township 
with Calverley, in the parish of Cal- 
verley, wapentake of Morley, 6 miles 
S.W. from Leeds ; inhabitants, 2606. 

Faulfitt, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Stainbrough, pa- 
rish of Silkstone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 5§ miles E. from Penistone. 

Fawcetts, N. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of Mickleby, parish 
of Lythe, wapentake of Langbarugh, 
7% miles W. from Whitby. 

Fawdington, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Cundall, but in the wa- 
pentake of Birdforth, 5 miles N. E. 
from Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 59. 

Faxfleet, E. R. (9) a township in 
the parish of South Cave, division of 
Hunsley Beacon, 5 miles S.W. from 
South Cave ; inhabitants, 165. 

Fearnley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Wike, parish of Bir- 
stall, wapentake of Morley, 4 miles 
N. E. from Halifax. 

Fearnlee, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 5 miles S. from Dobcross. 

Fearby, N.R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Masham, wapentake of 
Hang East, 2 miles W. from Masham ; 
inhabitants, 214. 

Featherstone, W. R. (8) a parish 



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and township in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 2 miles W. from Pontefract ; 
inhabitants, 557; a vicarage, value 5/. 
8*. 6d. ; patrons, the Dean and Chapter 
, of Christ Church, Oxford. The parish 
contains the townships of Aikton, Pur- 
ston Jacklin, and Whitwood. Entire 
population, 945. 

Feetham, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Melbecks, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, Smiles 
W. from Reeth. 

Feizer, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Austwick, parish of Clap- 
ham, wapentake of Ewcross, 4 miles 
N.W. from Settle. 

Feldom, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Marske, wapen- 
take of Gilling West, 4 miles W. from 
Richmond. 

Feliskirk, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Birdforth, 
3 miles N. E. from Thirsk ; inhabitants, 
113 ; a vicarage, value 10/.; patron, the 
Archbishop of York. Here is Mount 
St. John, the seat of Colonel Elsley, 
which stands on the site of a precep- 
tory of the Knights' Hospitallers of 
St. John's. The parish contains the 
townships of Boltby, Sutton, and Thirl- 
by. Entire population, 895. 

Felkirk, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township with South Hiendly, in the 
wapentake of Staincross, 5 miles N. E. 
from Barnsley ; inhabitants, 166; a vi- 
carage, value 71. Is. lOf d. ; patron, the 
Archbishop of York. The parish con- 
tains the townships of Brierley, Haver- 
croft with Cold Hiendly, and Shafton. 
Entire population, 1042. 

Fell Beck, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Bishopside, parish of 
Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 5 miles E. 
from Pateley Bridge. 

Felliscliffe, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Hampsthwaite, 
wapentake of Claro, 4 miles S. W. from 
Ripley ; inhabitants, 382. 

Fell Lane, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Keighley, 



wapentake of Staincliffe, 1 mile S. W. 
from Keighley. 

Fence End, W. R. (4). See 
Thornton. 

Fencote, Great and Little, N. R. 
(2) two hamlets in the township and pa- 
rish of Kirkby Fleetham, wapentake of 
Hang East, 4 miles N. E. from Bedale. 

Fenton Church, or Kirk,W. R. 
(5) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Barkston Ash, 5 miles S. E. 
from Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 416 ; a 
vicarage, value 61. 13s. 4d. ; patron, 
the Prebendary of Fenton in York Ca- 
thedral. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Biggin and Little Fenton. En- 
tire population, 693. 

Fenton, Little, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Church Fenton, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 6 miles 
S. E. from Tadcaster; inhabitants, 113. 

Fenwick, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Campsall, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 8 miles N. from Doncas- 
ter; inhabitants, 295. 

Ferham, W. R. (8). See Kim- 
berworth. 

Ferrensby, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Farnham, wapentake of 
Claro, 2f miles N.E. from Knaresbo- 
rough; inhabitants, 110. 

Ferriby, North, E. R. (9) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Hullshire, 8 miles W. from Hull; 
inhabitants, 347 ; a vicarage, value 
SI. 13s. Ad. ; patron, William Hall, 
Esq. Here was once a magnificent pri- 
ory, not a vestige of which remains. 
The village is pleasantly situated near 
the Humber, on the opposite bank of 
which, in Lincolnshire, is South Fer- 
riby. Ferriby contains several elegant 
mansions, the residences of merchants 
in Hull, amongst which may be reck- 
oned those of H. Broadley, Esq. ; G. 
Eggington, Esq. ; and G. Schonswar, 
Esq. In the parish is the township of 
Swanland. Entire population, 765. 

Ferrybridge, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Ferry 



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Fryston, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 3 
miles N. E. from Pontefract. This neat 
little post town is situate on the south- 
ern bank of the Aire ; the inhabitants 
find their chief support from travellers, 
and many excellent inns have been 
erected for their accommodation. 
Ferry House, W.R. (8). See Armin. 
Fevvston, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 7 
miles N. from Otley ; inhabitants, 610 ; 
a vicarage, value 61. 15 s. 4d. ; patron, 
the King. This is a pleasant village, 
in Knaresborough Forest. The parish 
contains the townships of Blubber 
Houses, Clifton with Norwood, Thur- 
cross, and Great Timble. Entire po- 
pulation, 1989. 

Field Head, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Gomersall, parish of 
Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 5 miles 
N. W. from Dewsbury. This place 
gave birth to Dr. Joseph Priestley, 
whose various acquirements, if not at 
all times happily directed, yet were of 
sufficient eminence to reflect lustre on 
this obscure village. 

Field Head, W. R. (4). See Hor- 
ton, Great. 

Field House, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Sowerby, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 4 miles 
S. W. from Halifax. Here is the seat 
of Robert Stansfield, Esq. 

Filey, N.R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentakes of Pickering 
Lythe and Dickering, 3 miles N. E. 
from Hunmanby; inhabitants, 773; a 
perpetual curacy; patron, H. Osbal- 
deston, Esq. Filey is a small fishing 
town, noted for its excellent fish and 
lobsters. The church and a farm-house 
only, are in the North Riding, the re- 
mainder of the township is in the East 
Riding: from its fine sands, it is be- 
coming a summer resort for bathing. 
Here is a ridge of rocks, called Filey 
Bridge, which projects nearly half a 
mile into the sea, and which are per- 
fectly dry at low water ; in tempestuous 



weather the sea beats against this na- 
tural mole with tremendous violence. 
Filey contains the townships of Gris- 
thorpe and Lebberston, both in the 
North Riding. Entire population, 1128. 

Fimber, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Wetwang, wapentake of 
Buckrose, 7 miles W. from Driffield ; 
inhabitants, 104 ; a chapelry to Wet- 
wang. 

Fingall, N. R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hang 
West, 5 miles E. from Leyburn ; inhabi- 
tants, 126 ; a rectory, value 18/. 18s. 4</. ; 
patron, the R,ev. C. Wyville. This 
pleasant parish contains the townships 
of Aikber, Burton, Constable, and Hut- 
ton Hang. Entire population, 398. 

Finkley Street, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Wortley, parish 
of Tankersley, wapentake of Staincross, 
5 miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Finnay, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Almondbury, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 2£ miles S. E. 
from Huddersfield. Finnay Lodge is 
the seat of John Brook, Esq. 

Finnay Bridge, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Lepton, parish of 
Kirkheaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2§ 
miles S. E. from Huddersfield. 

FlNNINGLEY HALL, W. R. (8). 

See Austerfield. 

Firbeck, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Strafforth 
and TickhiU, 4 miles S. from Tickhill ; 
inhabitants, 226 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the Prebendary of Laughton en 
le Morthen. Firbeck Hall is the seat 
of Henry Gaily Knight, Esq. ; Parkhill, 
the seat of A. B. St. Legcr, Esq. 

Firby, E. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Westow, wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 6 miles S. W. from Malton ; in- 
habitants, 44. Firby Hall is the seat 
of the Rev. J. Harrison. 

Firby, N. R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Bedalc, wapentake of Hang 
East, 1 mile S. from Bedale ; inhabi- 
tants, 76. 



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Fisholme, E. R. (6) a small ham- 
let in the township of Brigham, parish 
of Foston, wapentake of Dickering, 5 
miles S. E. from Driffield. 

Fisiilake, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of StrafForth 
and Tickhill, 2 miles W. from Thorne ; 
inhabitants, 725 ; a vicarage, value 
15/. os. 9d. ; patron, the Dean and 
Chapter of Durham. The parish con- 
tains the township of Syke House. En- 
tire population, 1274. 

Fitling, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Humbleton, wapentake 
of Holderness, 11 miles S. E. from 
Hornsea; inhabitants, 119. 

Fivelin Nook, E.R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township of Bewholme, 
parish of Nunkeeling, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 6 miles N. W. from Hornsea. 

Fixby, W. R. (7) a township in the 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 2J miles N. from Huddersfield; in- 
habitants, 545. Fixby Hall is the seat 
of Thomas Thornhill, Esq. 

Flamborough, E. R. (6') a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Dick- 
ering, 4 miles N. E. from Bridlington ; 
inhabitants, 917 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York and 
Sir Wm. Strickland, Bart, alternately. 
This ancient village, formerly a place 
of some note, is situated in the centre 
of a promontory, and is chiefly inha- 
bited by fishermen ; the cliffs of lime- 
stone rock, forming a semi-ellipsis, 
called Flamborough Head, extend near- 
ly five miles, and in many places are 
300 feet in height ; at their base are 
many excavations, worn by the per- 
petual action of the ocean. In the sum- 
mer season these elevated cliffs are the 
rendezvous of myriads of aquatic birds, 
which resort hither from various re- 
gions, to build their nests and rear their 
offspring : their constitutions being fit- 
ted for cold climates, they choose the 
north side of the promontory : at the 
breeding season these enormous masses 
of rock seem altogether animated, and 



desperate are the contests which occur, 
as it is common for one bird, who has 
no nest of her own, to attempt to dis- 
possess another who has. At the re- 
port of a gun, says the eloquent author 
of the History of Scarborough, " the 
feathered tribes are instantly in motion, 
the eye is almost dazzled with the wav- 
ing of innumerable wings, brightened 
by the rays of the sun, and the ear is 
stunned with the clamour of a thousand 
discordant notes." Dr. Goldsmith, 
however, compares this assemblage of 
hawks, gulls, guillimotes, kittywakes, 
puffins, and cormorants, as they sit 
upon the ledges of the rocks, one above 
another, with their white breasts for- 
ward, to the appearance of an apothe- 
cary's shop ; which is no very sublime 
idea ; but whether the spectator be dis- 
posed to be grave or gay, the scene 
affords a very agreeable entertainment. 
The western boundary of the parish of 
Flamborough is formed by that remark- 
able ditch or ravine, called the Dane's 
Dyke, of great depth, and affording two 
lines of defence ; it is supposed to have 
been the work of that people, and that 
it was their intention to insulate this 
promontory, and thus render it im- 
pregnable whilst they waited here for 
reinforcements from their own coun- 
try. On the extreme point of the 
promontory, a light-house, with re- 
volving points, was erected in 1806, 
and has proved of eminent utility. 

Flans haw, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Wakefield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 1§ mile W. from 
Wakefield. 

Flasby, W. R. (4) a township with 
Winterburn, in the parish of Gargrave, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 miles N. W. 
from Skipton; inhabitants, 154 ; Flasby 
Hall is the seat of Mrs. Preston. 

Flawitm, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Alne, wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 5 miles E. from Boroughbridge ; 
inhabitants, 94. 

Flaxby, W. R. (5) a township in 



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the parish of Goldsborough, wapen- 
take of Claro, 5 miles E. from Knares- 
borough ; inhabitants, 78. 

Flaxton on the Moor, N. R. (5) 
a township in the parishes of Bossall 
and Foston, wapentake of Bulmer, 9 
miles N. E. from York ; inhabitants, 
299 ; here is a chapel of case to Bossall. 

Fleet ham, N. R. (2) . See Kirkby 
Fleetham. 

Flinsop, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Carlton Highdale, parish 
of Cover ham, wapentake of Hang West, 
7 miles S.W. from Leyburn. 

Flinton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Humbleton, wapentake of 
Holderness, 9 miles N. E. from Hull ; 
inhabitants, 125. 

Flixton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Folkton, wapentake of 
Dickering, 4 miles N. W. from Hun- 
manby ; inhabitants, 267. Flixton 
Wolds have long been celebrated for 
their annual coursing matches. 

Flockton, Nether and Over, 
W. R. (8) a township in the parish of 
Thornhill, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7§ 
miles S. W. from Wakefield ; inhabi- 
tants, 988 ; a chapelry to Thornhill ; 
this township abounds with coal mines. 
Flockton Hall is the seat of G. Horse- 
ington, Esq. 

Flotm anby, East and West, E.R. 
(6) two hamlets in the township and pa- 
rish of Folkton, wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 5 miles N. W. from Hunmanby. 

Foe kerb y, W. R. (9) a township 
in the parish of Adlingfleet, wapentake 
of Osgoldcross, 7 miles N. E. from 
Crowle ; inhabitants, 106. 

Foggathorpe, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bubwith, division 
of Holme Beacon, 9 miles S. from Pock- 
lington ; inhabitants, 137. 

Foldby, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Sharlestone, parish of 
Wragby, wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles 
S. E. from Wakefield. 

Folkton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 



ing, 3 miles N.W. from Hunmanby; 
inhabitants, 144 ; the church is both a 
rectory and a vicarage ; patron, H. Os- 
baldestone, Esq. ; value of the rectory 
15/.; of the vicarage, 8/. lis. lOfrf. 
The parish contains the township of 
Flixton. Entire population, 411. 

Follyfoot, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Spofforth, wapentake 
of Claro, 5 miles S. from Knaresbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 293. In this town- 
ship is Rudding Park, at present un- 
occupied. 

Foolrice, N. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the townships and parishes of Bransby 
and Whenby, wapentake of Bulmer, 7 
miles E. from Easingwold. 

Foolstone, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Kirkburton, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 6 miles S. from Hudders- 
field; inhabitants, 1264; fairs, Mon- 
day before Feb. 28, and first Wednes- 
day after Nov. 14. 

Forcett, N. R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
West, 7 miles N. from Richmond ; in- 
habitants, 86 ; a chapelry to Gilling. 
Forcett Hall is the seat of the late C. 
Mitchell, Esq. This parish contains 
the townships of Barforth, Carkin, and 
Ovington. Entire population, 417. 

Fordon, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Hunmanby, 
wapentake of Dickering, 4 miles S. W. 
from Hunmanby ; a chapelry to Hun- 
manby. 

Forest Becks, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Bolton, parish of 
Gisburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 
miles W. from Gisburn. 

Fosham, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Aldborough, 
wapentake of Holderness, 9 miles S. 
from Hornsea. 

Foss, N. R. (5) a small river, which 
rises in the Forest of Galtres, above 
Sheriff Hutton, and passing by Stil- 
lington and Haxby, joins the Ouse at 
York ; it is made navigable, by the 
assistance of two or three short cuts, 



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at the distance of twelve miles from 
York. 

Foston, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dick- 
ering, 6 miles E. from Driffield ; in- 
habitants, 500 ; a vicarage, value 15/. 
Ss. 6$rf.; patron, W. Wright, Esq. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Brigham, Gembling, and Great Kelk. 
Entire population, 648. 

Foston, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buhner, 
7 miles S. W. from Malton ; inhabi- 
tants, 91 ; a rectory, value 14 L ; pa- 
tron, the King. The rectory house is 
or will be celebrated as the residence 
of the Rev. Sydney Smith, the present 
incumbent. Foston Hall is the scat of 
the Rev. F. Simpson. The parish con- 
tains the township of Thornton in the 
Clay. Entire population, 264. 

Foster Houses, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Fish- 
lake, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 5 miles W. from Thorne. 

Foul Scales, W.R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Easington, parish 
of Slaidburn, wapentake of StainclifFe, 
2£ miles S. from Slaidburn. 

Fountain's Abbey, W. R. (5). 
See Markington. 

Fountain's Earth, W. R. (4) a 
township with Middlesmoor, in the pa- 
rish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 8 miles N. W. from Pateley 
Bridge; inhabitants, 441. This town- 
ship extends from the top of Nidder- 
dale downjto Lofthouse. 

Fountain's Hall, W. R. (5). See 
Markington. 

Fowgill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Low Ben- 
tham, wapentake of Ewcross, 11 miles 
N.W. from Settle. 

Foxbury, N. R. (1) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Caldwell, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 7 miles N. 
from Richmond. 

Fox Hall, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Kexborough, 



parish of Darton, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 4§ miles N.W. from Barnslcy. 

Foxholes, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 10 miles N. from Driffield ; a rec- 
tory, value 22/. ; patron, the Rev. R. 
Sykes. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Boythorpe and Butterwick. 
Entire population, 262. 

Foxton, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township of Thimbleby, parish of Sig- 
ston, wapentake of Allertonshire, 5 
miles E. from Northallerton. 

Foxup, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Halton Gill, parish of 
Arnecliffe, wapentake of StainclifFe, 7 
miles N. W. from Kettlewell. 

Fraysthorpe, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Carnaby, wapen- 
take of Dickering, 4§ miles S. from 
Bridlington; inhabitants, 61 ; a cha- 
pelry to Carnaby. 

Freeburgh Hill, N. R. (2). See 
Moorsome. 

Freerhead, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Winterburn, 
parish of Gargrave, wapentake of Stain- 
clifFe, 6t§ miles N.W. from Skipton. 

Freer, or Friermere, W. R. (7) 
an extensive hamlet in the township of 
Quick, parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, If mile N. from 
Delph. Friermere is one of the four 
quarters into which the district, called 
Saddleworth, is divided. Here is a cha- 
pel of ease to Rochdale. 

Fremington, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Reeth, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 1 
mile E. from Reeth. Here is a free 
school, founded, in 1645, by Alderman 
Hutchinson of York . Fremington Hall 
is the seat of Lady Charlotte Denys. 

Frickley, W. R. (8) a township 
with Clayton in the Clay, parish of 
Clayton, wapentake of StrafForth and 
Tickhill, 7 miles W. from Doncaster. 
Frickley Hall is the seat of R. K. Daw- 
son, Esq. 

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and township, in the wapentake of 
Buckrose, 10 miles W. from Driffield ; 
inhabitants, 275 ; a vicarage, value 
M. 13*. 4rl. ; patron, the Prebendary 
of Wetwang, in York Cathedral. 

Frith, N. R. (1) a small hamlet in 
the township of Muker, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 4 miles 
N. W. from Muker. 

Frizinghall, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Heaton, parish of 
Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 2 miles 
N. W. from Bradford. Here is the seat 
of G. Lister, Esq. 

Frodingham, North, E. R. (6) 
a parish, township, and market town, 
in the wapentake of Holderness, 6 miles 
S. E. from Driffield, 35 miles E. from 
York, 195 from London ; inhabitants, 
575 ; a vicarage, value 5/. ; patron, the 
Rev. Dr. Drake ; the market, which was 
formerly on a Thursday, is now dis- 
used ; fairs, July 10, October 2. 

Frodingham, South, E. R. (9) a 
township in the parish of Owthorn, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 4 miles N. from 
Patrington ; inhabitants, 71. 

Frostraw, W. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Scdbergh, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 1£ mile S. E. 
from Sedbergh. 

Fryston Ferry, W. R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 2 miles N. E. from Pon- 
tefract ; inhabitants, 777 ; a vicarage, 
value 5/. 9s. 2d. ; patron, the Succentor 
and Vicars Choral of York Cathedral. 

Fryston Monk, W. R. (5) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 8 miles S. from Tad- 
caster ; inhabitants, 409 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, the Prebendary of 
Wistow in York Cathedral. Lays, in 
this township, is the seat of D. Hems- 
worth, Esq. The parish contains the 
townships of Burton Salmon and Hil- 
lam. Entire population, 860. 

Fryston Water, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ferry Fryston, wapentake of Osgold- 



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cross, 1 mile N. from Ferrybridge". 
Fryston Hall is the seat of Mrs. Milnes. 
Fryop, Great and Little, N.R. 
(2) two hamlets in the township and 
parish of Danby, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 11 miles S. E. from Guisbo- 
rough ; these are two extensive dales 
on Danby Moors. 

Fryton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Hovingham, wapentake 
of Rydale, 7£ miles W. from Malton j 
inhabitants, 62. 

Fulford Gate, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ouse 
and Derwent, 1§ mile S. from York ; 
inhabitants, 812 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Thomas Key, Esq. In this vil- 
lage arc the York Barracks ; the cele- 
brated Quaker Asylum for Lunatics, 
called the Retreat ; and the seat of 
Thos. Wilson, Esq. The parish con- 
tains the townslup of Fulford Water. 
Entire population, 847. The town- 
ships, united, are sometimes called 
Fulfords Ambo. 

Fulford Water, E.R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Fulford Gate, wa- 
pentake of Ouse and Derwent, 2 miles 
S. from York ; inhabitants, 35. Here 
is the seat of Thomas Key, Esq. 

Fulham Lanes, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Womersley, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
7 miles S. E. from Pontefract. 

Fulneck, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Pudsey, parish of Cal- 
verley, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6 miles 
W. from Leeds. Here is the celebrated 
establishment of the Moravian bre- 
thren, which was erected in the year 
1748 ; the buildings stand on a terrace, 
which commands a delightful prospect ; 
they consist of the hall and chapel, the 
minister's dwelling, a school for girls, 
another for boys, a house for single 
men, another for single women, and a 
third for widows : several branches of 
trade are here carried on, and the sin- 
ale women are famous for their skill in 
working muslins. The music of this 



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singular community is particulai-ly ex- 
cellent. A range of dwelling-houses, 
behind the public buildings, and in a 
parallel line, forms a neat and regular 
street. This establishment is thought 
to be somewhat on the decline ; it was 
originally called Lamb's Hill, but the 
present name was adopted by the ori- 
ginal inhabitants, after their native place 
in Moravia. 

Fulwood, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Upper Hallarn, parish 
of Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and TickhiE, 5 miles S. W. from Shef- 
field ; adjoining are the small hamlets 
of Fulwood Booth and Fulwood Head. 

Fylingdales, N. R. (3) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Whit- 
by Strand, 4 miles S. E. from Whitby ; 
inhabitants, 1702; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York. In 
this parish is Raven Hill, so called, 
from the Danish general, Hubba, who, 
after disembarking his troops in Duns- 
ley Bay, 867, erected here his en- 
chanted standard, bearing the Reafen, 
or Raven. 

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Gailes, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Ravensworth, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 5 miles N.W. 
from Richmond ; inhabitants, 218. 

Gaisgill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Rimington, parish of 
Gisburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 
miles S. from Gisburn. 

Galfay, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Azerley, parish of Kirkby 
Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 5 miles 
W. from Ripon. 

Gallow Green, N. R. (3) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Sneaton, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 
2 miles S. from Whitby. This was for- 
merly the place of execution for crimi- 
nals within the manors belonging to the 
Abbots of Whitby. 

Gally Gap, E. R. (5) a township 
with Howsham, in the parish of Scray- 



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ingham, wapentake of Buckrose,6 miles 
S. from Malton ; inhabitants, 34. 

Galtres, N. R. (5) a forest in the 
wapentake of Bulmer, which once ex- 
tended from the walls of York to those 
of IsuriumBrigantum,nowAldborough. 
Toll was anciently taken at Bootham 
Bar, for the payment of guides, who 
conducted passengers through the for- 
est, and protected them from wild beasts 
and robbers. 

Gammersgill, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Carlton High Dale, 
parish of Coverham, wapentake of Hang 
West, 7 miles S. W. from Middleham. 

Ganstead, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Swine, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 5 miles N. W. from Hull ; in- 
habitants, 61. 

Ganthorpe, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Terrington, wapentake 
of Bulmer, 6 miles W. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 106. 

Ganton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township with Brompton, in the wa- 
pentake of Dickering, 8 miles W. from 
Hunmanby; inhabitants, 278; a vicar- 
age, value 5/. 2s. 6d. ; patron, Sir Thos. 
Legard, Bart. Ganton Hall is the seat 
of the baronet ; and in the church are 
several monuments of persons belong- 
ing to that ancient family. In this 
place is the posting house called Gan- 
ton Dale Inn. 

Garforth, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Skyrack, 
3 miles S. from Abberford; inhabitants, 
731 ; a rectory, value SL 17 s. 8%d.-> pa- 
tron, the Rev. W. Whitaker. In this 
parish are the hamlets of Garforth Moor 
and West Garforth. 

Gargrave, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 4§ miles N. W. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 972 ; a vicarage, value 
12^. 135. llftf. ; patron, John Mars- 
den, Esq. ; fairs, Feb. 27, third Wed- 
nesday in June, Oct. 13, and Dec. 11. 
Gargrave House is the seat of J. N. 
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distant from the town are the buried 
remains of a Roman villa. A consi- 
derable cotton manufacture is carried 
on in this place, which, situated near 
the Leeds and Liverpool canal, enjoys 
several commercial advantages. The 
parish contains the townships of Bank 
Newton, Cold Coniston, Eshton, Flas- 
hy with Winterburn. Entire popida- 
.tion, 1659. 

Garrabv, E. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Kirkby Under- 
dale, wapentake of Buckrose, 6 miles 
N. from Pocklington. Here is the seat 
of Sir F. L. Wood, Bart. 

Garriston, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of West Hawkswell, wapen- 
take of Hang West, 3 miles N. E. from 
Leyburn ; inhabitants, 52. 

Garsdale, W. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Sedbergh, wapentake of 
Ewcross, 6 miles E. from Sedbergh ; 
inhabitants, 679 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the King. 

Garstones, or Gearstones, W. R. 
(4) a small hamlet in the township of 
Ingleton, parish of Low Bentham, wa- 
pentake of Ewcross, 12 miles N. from 
Settle. At this place is held, by cus- 
tom, a large weekly market for corn 
and flour. 

Garton on the Wolds, E. R. (6) 
a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of Dickering, 3 miles W. from 
Driffield ; inhabitants, 357 ; a vicar- 
age, value 5/. 6s. 8</. ; patron, the King. 
Garton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 13 miles N. E.from Hull ; inhabi- 
tants, 160 ; a vicarage, value 61. Is. 0£</.; 
patron, the King. Grimston Garth, 
in this township, the seat of Charles 
Grimston, Esq. is a superb modern 
structure in a castellated form, which 
commands an extensive prospect ; the 
parish contains the township of Owst- 
wick ; entire population, 299. 

Gateforth, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Brayton, wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, 5 miles S. W. 



from Selby ; inhabitants, 192. Gate- 
forth Hall is the seat of H. Osbaldes- 
ton, Esq. 

Gateham, or Yateholme, W. R. 
(7) a small hamlet in the township of 
Holme, parish of Almondbury, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 9 miles S. from Hud- 
dcrsfield. 

Gatehead, W.R. (7) a small ham- 
let in the township of Marsden, parish 
of Almondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
6 miles S. W. from Huddersfield. 

Gatenby, W. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Burneston, wapentake of 
Hallikeld, 4 miles E. from Bedale ; in- 
habitants, 88. 

Gaterley, High and Low, N. R. 
(2) two small hamlets in the township 
of Moulton, parish of Middleton Tyas, 
wapentake of Gilling East, 4 miles N. 
from Catterick. 

Gateup, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township of Appletreewick, pa- 
rish of Burnsall, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 8 miles W. from Pateley Bridge. 
Gatewood, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cantley, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 
miles E. from Doncaster. 

Gauber Hall, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Barugh, pa- 
rish of Darton, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 1£ mile N.W. from Barnsley. 

Gawthorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Ossett, parish of 
Dewsbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 
miles E. from Dewsbury. 

Gawthorpe, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Lepton, parish of 
Kirkheaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 
miles E. from Huddersfield. 

Gawthorpe, W.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Dent, parish of Sed- 
bergh, wapentake of Ewcross, 1 mile 
N. W. from Dent. 

Gawthorpe Hall, W.R. (4). See 
Bingley. 

Gayle N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Hawes, parish of Aysgarth, 
wapentake of Hang West, $ mile S. 



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from Hawes. About 200 yards from 
this place, are the vestiges of a Roman 
encampment. 

Gebdvke, N.R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of Burton, parish of 
Mashara, wapentake of Hang East, 1 
mile N. E. from Masham. 

Geldable, N. R. (2) a township 
with Borrowby, in the parish of Leak, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 4 miles N. 
from Thirsk ; inhabitants, 123. 

Gelley Royd, W. R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Huddersfield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
2§ miles N. from Huddersfield. 

Gelsthorpe, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Whixley, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles 
S. E. from Boroughbridge. 

Gembling, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Foston, wapentake of 
Dickering, 6 miles E. from Driffield ; 
inhabitants, 87. 

Gersham, or Grassholme, N.R. 
(1) a small hamlet in the township of 
Lunedale, parish of Romaldkirk, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 7 miles W. 
from Romaldkirk. 

Gettingley, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Whitley, pa- 
rish of Thornhill, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 5 miles S. from Dewsbury. 

Giggleswick, W.R. (4) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 1 mile W. from Settle ; inhabi- 
tants, 746 ; a vicarage, value 21/. 3*. 4rf.; 
patrons, J. Coulthurst, Esq. and J. Hart- 
ley, Esq. alternately. This is a pleasant 
village with a spacious and handsome 
church : the place is remarkable for its 
free grammar school, founded by Ed- 
ward VI. in 1555 ; the number of pu- 
pils is limited only by the want of 
room, as they are admitted from every 
quarter of the globe : to it are attached 
six scholarships at Christ College, 
Cambridge, founded by the late Mr. 
Carr. The father of the celebrated 
Archdeacon Paley was upwards of 
fifty years master of this seminary ; 



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but the philosophical divine himself 
was born at Peterborough. About a 
mile to the north of Giggleswick, is the 
remarkable ebbing and flowing well, 
whose water, limpid, cold, and whole- 
some, ebbs and flows at irregular pe- 
riods, sometimes thrice or oftener in an 
hour, at others, not more than four or 
five times in a day, rising and falling 
about half a yard : no satisfactory solu- 
tion has yet been given of this phe- 
nomenon. Giggleswick contains the 
townships of LangclifFe, Rathmel, 
Settle, and Stainforth; entire popula- 
tion, 3237. 

Gilberdike, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Eastrington, wa- 
pentake of Howdenshire, 7 miles W. 
from South Cave ; inhabitants, 640. 

Gildersbar, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Adding- 
ham, wapentake of StainclifFe, 6 miles 
S. E. from Skip ton. 

Gildersome, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Batley, wapentake 
of Morley, 5 miles S. W. from Leeds ; 
inhabitants, 1592. 

Gilding Wells, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship with Woodsetts, in the parish of 
South Anston, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 7 miles S. from Tickhill. 
Giles, St. W. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of Brough, parish 
of Catterick, wapentake of Hang East, 
3 miles N.W. from Catterick. This 
place, on the south bank of the Swale^ 
was the site of an ancient hospital, de- 
dicated to St. Giles, not a vestige of 
which remains. 

GlLKIRK, Or GlLCHURCH, W. R. 

(4). See Barnoldswick. 

Gillamoor, N.R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Kirkby Moorside, wa- 
pentake of Rydale, 3 miles N. from 
Kirkby Moorside ; inhabitants, 195 ; 
a chapelry to Kirkby Moorside. 

Gillbottom, W.R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Norwood, parish of 
Fewston, wapentake of Claro, 6 miles 
N. from Otley. 



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Gilling, N.R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
West, 5 miles N. from Richmond ; in- 
habitants, 921 ; a vicarage, value 
25/. lls.5id.; patron, John Wharton, 
Esq. This is a place of great antiquity, 
and gives name to two wapentakes. 
Here was once a castle, but not a ves- 
tige remains. A quarry in this village 
supplies an abundance of excellent free- 
stone. Gillingwood Hall, now a farm- 
house, was once the residence of the 
Wharton family ; it was destroyed by 
fire about a century ago. This parish 
extends some miles north to the banks 
of the Tees, and contains the townships 
of North and South Cowton, Ep- 
pleby, and Eryholme. Entire popula- 
tion, 1673. 

Gilling, N.R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Rydale, 
7 miles N. E. from Easingwold ; inha- 
bitants, 168 ; a rectory, value 13/. 10.°.; 
patron, Trinity College, Cambridge. 
Gilling Castle, the seat of C. G. Fairfax, 
Esq., stands on an eminence on the 
west side of the village ; the parish 
contains the townships of Cawton and 
Grimstone. Entire population, 529. 

Gilling East, N. R. (1) a wapen- 
take in the North Riding, bounded on 
the east by Allertonshire, on the north 
by the river Tecs, on the west by Gilling 
West and Hang East, and on the south 
by Hallikeld and Birdforth ; it is a 
fertile district, without one market 
town, but it has 52 townships, ten of 
which are parishes ; 1455 houses, and 
7180 inhabitants. 

Gilling West, N.R. (1) a wapen- 
take in the North Riding, bounded on 
the north by the river Tees, on the 
west by Westmoreland, on the south by 
Hang West, and on the east by Gilling 
East. It is a mountainous district, 
and forms a large part of what was 
anciently Richmondshirc ; it has two 
market towns, 49 townships, 16 of 
which are parishes, 5941 houses, and 
21,588 inhabitants. It is conjectured 



that East and West Gilling formed ori- 
ginally but one wapentake. 

Gilmonby, N.R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Bowes, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 1 mile S. from Bowes ; 
inhabitants, 175. 

Gilridding, E. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Naburn, pa- 
rish of St. Dennis, York, wapentake of 
Ouse and Derwent, 4 miles S. from 
York. 

Gilstead, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 1 mile E. from 
Bingley. 

Gilthwaite, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Whiston, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
2 miles S. from Rotherham. Here is a 
mineral spring, which at one time pos- 
sessed some reputation, but is now neg- 
lected. Gilthwaite Hall is the seat of 
John Outrain, Esq. 

Ginglepot, W. R. (4). See In- 
gleton. 

GlPTON, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Potter Newton, parish of 
Leeds, wapentake of Skyrack, 2§ miles 
N. from Leeds. 

Girlington, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Thorpe, pa- 
rish of Wycliffe, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 9 miles N. W. from Richmond. 

Girsby, N.W. (2) a township in 
the parish of Sockburn, Durham, wa- 
pentake of Allertonshire, 6 miles S. W. 
from Yarm ; inhabitants, 85. This vil- 
lage is situated on the south bank of 
the Tees, over which river the inhabi- 
tants have to cross in boats to their 
parish church. 

Gisburn, W.R. (4) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of StainelirFe, 1 1 miles W. from 
Skipton, 52 W. from York, 224 from 
London ; inhabitants, 690 ; a vicar- 
age, value, 11/. Cv. M. ; patron, the 
King. Market on Monday ; fairs, 
every Monday fortnight, and Septem- 
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Lord Ribblesdale, is pleasantly situated 
at the confluence of the Ribble and 
the Stockbeck; the mansion contains 
a series of excellent portraits, espe- 
cially one of Oliver Cromwell, by Sir 
Peter Lely, which exhibits the homely 
countenance of the Protector, with all 
his warts and protuberances : the park 
is remarkable for a herd of wild cattle, 
descendants of that indigenous race 
which once peopled the great forests 
of Lancashire ; their colour is white, 
save the tip of the nose, which is black ; 
they are rather mischievous, especially 
when guarding their young, but they 
breed with tame cattle. The parish is 
extensive, and the pasturage particu- 
larly rich ; it contains the numerous 
townships of Gisburn Forest, Horton, 
Midhope, Nappa, Newsholme, Pay- 
thorne, Rimington, and Swinden. En- 
tire population, 2530. 

Gisburn Cotes, W. R. (4) aham- 
let in the township and parish of Gis- 
burn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 miles 
S. W. from Gisburn. 

Gisburn Forest, W. R. (4) b 
township in the parish of Gisburn, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 8 miles S. from 
Settle ; inhabitants, 457. This is an 
ancient manor, in which is the chapel 
of Tosside, by some called, Houghton 
chapel ; it is now the property of Tho- 
mas Browne, Esq. who has a seat here 
called Grunsey Gill. 

Givendale, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 2§ miles S. E. from Ripon ; in- 
habitants, 31. 

Givendale, Great, E. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the division of 
Wilton Beacon, 4 miles N. from Pock- 
lington ; inhabitants, 60 ; a vicarage, 
value 41. les.Ad.; patron, the Dean of 
York. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Grimthorpe and Millington ; 
entire population, 371. 

Givendale, Little, E. R. (6) a 
hamlet in the preceding township and 
parish. 



Glazedale, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Danby, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 15 miles S. E. from Guis- 
borough; inhabitants, 1043 ; here is a 
chapel of ease. Glazedale is a fertile 
valley, watered by the river Esk, but 
the township is widely extended. 

Gleadless, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hands- 
worth, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3£ miles S. E. from Sheffield. 

Gledhow, W. R. (5) . See Aller- 
ton Gledhow. 

Gledston House, W. R. (4). See 
Marton East. 

Glusburn, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Kildwick, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 5 miles S. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 787. 

Goadland, N. R. (3) a township 
in the parish of Pickering, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 10 miles S.W. from 
Whitby ; here is a chapel of ease to 
Pickering. The tenants of this vale 
were anciently obliged to attend to the 
breed of hawks, which annually built 
their -nests in a cliff, called Killing Nab 
Scar, in order to secure them for the 
king's use ; these hawks are of large 
size, and sail frequent their ancient 
place of resort. 

Goddard Hill, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Brightside 
Bierlow, parish of Sheffield, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2§ miles 
N. E. from Sheffield. 

Golcar, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Huddersfield, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 3 miles W. from Hudders- 
field; inhabitants, 2606, who are chiefly 
occupied in various branches of the 
woollen manufacture. In the neigh- 
bourhood are some Druidical remains. 

Goldsborough, W. R. (5) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake 
of Claro, 2§ miles E. from Knares- 
borough ; inhabitants, 135 ; a rectory* 
value 10/. Is. Q$d, ; patron, the Earl of 
Harewood. Goldsborough Hall is the 
seat of the Hon. H. Lascelles. The 
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parish contains the townships of Co- 
neythorpe, and Flaxby. Entire popu- 
lation, 385. 

Goldsborough, N. R. (3) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Lythe, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 6 miles N. 
W. from Whitby. 

Goldthorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bolton 
upon Dearn, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 7 miles E. from Barnsley. 

Golling Lith Foot, N. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township of Healey, pa- 
rish of Masham, wapentake of Hang- 
West, 6 miles S. from Middleham. 

Gomersall, Great, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Birstall, wa- 
pentake of Morley, 4 miles N. W. from 
Dewsbury ; inhabitants, 5952. By a 
singular arrangement, the township 
of Gomersall includes the village of 
Birstall, which gives name to the pa- 
rish, there being no township of the 
name of Birstall ; the numerous popu- 
lation of the place is chiefly employed 
in the woollen manufacture. 

Gomersall, Little, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Goodmanham, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Holme 
Beacon, 1^ mile N. from Market 
Weighton ; inhabitants, 240 ; a rec- 
tory, value 12/. 11*. 8rf. ; patron, Rev. 
W. Blow. This place, anciently written 
Godmondingaham, was once the famous 
place of idol worship, destroyed by 
Coin, the high priest, when Edwin 
king of Northumberland was converted 
to Christianity. The church exhibits 
specimens of Saxon architecture, but 
it can scarcely be supposed of such re- 
mote antiquity, as to have been erected 
by Paulinus . from the ruins of the 
Pagan temple, as some credulous 
writers would insinuate, and who, with 
a grave countenance, assure us that 
the original identical font in which the 
Roman missionary baptized the Nor- 
thumbrian king is yet extant; but it 
secra» that it has been sacrilegiously 



abstracted from the church, and is now 
in private hands. 

Goole, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Snaith, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross-, 4 miles S. from Howden ; 
inhabitants, 450. This village, situated 
at the junction of the Dutch river with 
the Ouze, from the recent extension of 
the navigation, and the amazing increase 
of new buildings, has become a place of 
considerable wealth and importance. 

GOOLEFIELD HOUSES, W. R. (8) 

a hamlet in the preceding township. 

Goosener Height, W. R. (4) a 
small hamlet in the township of Helli- 
field, parish of Long Preston, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 7 miles S. from Settle. 

Gordale Scar, W. R. (4). See 
Malham. 

Gother Bottom, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, 1£ 
mile N. of Penistone. 

Gowbusk, W. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township of Sawley, parish of 
Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 6 miles 
S. W. from Ripon. 

Gowdall, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Snaith, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 1 mile W. from Snaith ; in- 
habitants, 245. 

Gowthorpe, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship with Youlthorpe, in the parish 
of Bishop Wilton, division of Wilton 
Beacon, 4 miles N. W. from Pockling- 
ton ; inhabitants, 111. 

Gowthorpe, E. R. (9) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Blacktoft, wapentake of Howdenshire, 
1 mile N. from Blacktoft. 

Gowthwaite Hall, W. R. (4) a 
small hamlet in the township of Lower 
Stone Beck, parish of Kirkby Mal- 
zeard, wapentake of Claro, 3 miles N. 
W. from Pateley Bridge. 

Goxhill, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 3 miles S. W.from Hornsea; in- 
habitants, 70 ; a rector}', value 8/. ; 
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Goyden Pot Hole, W. R. (4). 
See Middlesmoor. 

Grafton, W. R. (5) a township 
with Marton, in the parish of Marton, 
wapentake of Claro, 2£ miles S. from 
Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 464. 

Grange, N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Low Abbotside, parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 1 
mile W. from Askrigg. Here is an 
alms house, for 6 poor widows, found- 
ed in 1807. 

Grange, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Oswaldkirk, 
wapentake of Rydale, 9 miles N. E. 
from Easingwold. 

Grange, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Quick, parish of Rochdale, 
Lancashire, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 
mile N. from Delph. 

Grange, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Kildwick, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles S. E. 
from Skipton. 

Grange Ash, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Whitley, 
parish of Kirkheaton, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 4$ miles S. from Dewsbury. 
Here is the seat of John Lister 
Kaye, Esq. 

Grange House, E. R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Hum- 
bleton, wapentake of Holderness, 9 
miles E. from Hull. 

Gransmoor, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Burton Agnes, wapen- 
take of Dickering, 7 miles E. from 
Driffield; inhabitants, 85. 

Grantley, W.R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 5 miles W. from Ripon; inha- 
bitants, 233. Grantley Hall, the seat 
of Lord Grantley, stands in a low and 
warm situation, and is well sheltered 
with wood. 

Grasingle, W. R. (4) . See Ben- 
tham, Low. 

Grasscroft, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake, of 



Agbrigg, 2% miles S. W. from Dob- 
cross. 

Grassfield, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Dacre with 
Bewerley, parish of Ripon, wapen- 
take of Claro, § mile W. from Pateley 
Bridge. Grassfield House is the seat 
of T. Hutchinson, Esq. 

Grassington, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Linton, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 6 miles S. from Kettlewell ; 
inhabitants, 983. Here is a small mar- 
ket, by custom, on Tuesdays ; fairs, 
March 4, April 24, June 29, September 
26. The rich lead mines on Grassing- 
ton Moor, have been worked from the 
time of James I. Here is the. seat of 
Henry Brown, Esq. 

Graystones, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Caldwell, pa- 
rish of St. John, Stanwick, wapentake 
of Gilling West, 10 miles N. from 
Richmond. 

Greasborough, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Rotherham, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 
miles N. from Rotherham; inhabi- 
tants, 1252 ; a chapelry to Rotherham ; 
a pleasant village, seated on an emi- 
nence. Here is Barbot Hall, the seat of 
Col. Newton. 

Green Close, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Clapham, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 8f miles N. W. 
from Settle. 

Green Field, W.R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Buckden, 
parish of Arncliffe, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 10 miles N. W. from Kettlewell. 

Green Field, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles S. E. from Dobcross. 

Greengates, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Eccleshill, parish of 
Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 2 miles 
N. from Bradford. 

Greengates, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Lunedale, 
parish of Romaldkirk, wapentake of 



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Gilling West, 
maldkirk. 

Greenhead, W. R. (7) . See Hud- 
dersfield. 

Greenhill, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bingley, wapentake of Skyrack, 1 mile 
N. from Bingley. Greenhill Hall is the 
seat of R. Hodgson, Esq. 

Greenhouse, W. R. 8. See Don- 
caster. 

Greenhowe, N.R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Ingleby Green- 
howe, wapentake of Langbarugh, 5 
miles S. E. from Stokesley; inhabi- 
tants, 102. 

Greenhowe Hill, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township of Dacre with 
Bewerley, parish of Ripon, wapentake 
of Claro, 3 miles W. from Pateley 
Bridge. 

Greenland, W.R. (8) a strag- 
gling hamlet in the township of Cowick, 
parish of Snaith, wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 5 miles S. E. from Snaith. 

Green Oak, E. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Bellasize, parish of 
Eastrington, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 4 miles E. from Howden. 

Greenside, W. R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township of Thurston- 
land, parish of Kirkburton, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 5 miles S. E. from Hud- 
dersfield. 

Greenwich, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Bishop 
Wilton, division of Wilton Beacon, 9 
miles N. from Market Weighton. 

Greenwood, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Heptonstall, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 9£ 
miles W. from Halifax. Here is the 
seat of William Mitchell, Esq. 

Greetland, W. R. (7) a township 
with Elland, in the parish of Halifax, 
wapentake of Morley, 4 miles S. from 
Halifax ; inhabitants, 5088. A large 
portion of this hamlet consists of land 
lately reclaimed from the moors. In 
Camden's time a votive altar was dug 



up here, dedicated to the tutelar god of 
the city of the Brigantes, of the date of 
the Emperor Severus. 

Greenside, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Ecclesfield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 
miles N. from Sheffield. 

Greta Bridge, N.R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Brig- 
nail, wapentake of Gilling West, 12 
miles N. W. from Richmond. This is 
a small village, which takes its name 
from a bridge with one arch over the 
Greta; the river takes its rise in Stain- 
moor Forest, and falls into the Tees 
near this place ; on each side of the 
bridge is a commodious posting inn, 
and vestiges of a Roman camp are here 
discoverable. 

Grewelthorpe, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Kirkby Mal- 
zeard, wapentake of Claro, 8 miles 
N. W. from Ripon ; inhabitants, 527. 
In this township are the celebrated 
pleasure grounds of Hackfall, belong- 
ing to Mrs. Lawrence of Studley. In 
a secluded and romantic valley, a rivu- 
let runs into a deep woody glen, and 
forms several small lakes and pleasing 
cascades ; it then precipitously joins the 
Ure, rushing over the rocky obstruc- 
tions which oppose its passage ; the 
sides of the surrounding cliffs are 
fringed with the finest wood, except in 
such places where the naked scars con- 
tribute to vary and improve the effect ; 
from some points the scenery is truly 
American, seemingly untouched by the 
hand of man ; in others, glimpses of a 
highly cultivated country unexpectedly 
burst forth. From the lofty site of an 
artificial ruin, called Mowbray Castle, 
a vast extent of prospect presents itself, 
enriched with meadows, groves, farms, 
and villages, and adorned with spires 
and towers, the whole backed by the 
Hambleton Hills, and the mountain of 
Roseberry Topping at the distance of 
forty-five miles. " In this enchanting 
spot," says Mr. Gilpin, " nature hath 



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wrought with her broadest pencil ; the 
parts are ample, the composition per- 
fectly correct, and scarcely any where 
is an extensive view so full of beauties 
and so free from faults." 

Grey Stones, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Eccleshall Bierlow, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 2f miles S. from 
Sheffield. Here is the seat of the Rev. 
T. Sutton. 

Gribthorpe, E.R. (5) a township 
with Willitoft, in the parish of Bubwith, 
division of Holme Beacon, 9 miles S. 
from Pocklington ; inhabitants, 146. 

Grimescar, N.R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Scru- 
ton, wapentake of Hang East, 3£ miles 
N. E. from Bedale. 

Grimstone, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Gilling, wapentake of 
Rydale, 7 miles N. E. from Easing- 
wold ; inhabitants, 56. 

Grimesthorpe, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Brightside Bier- 
low, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 2§ miles N. E. 
from Sheffield. 

Grimethorpe, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Brierley, parish 
of Felkirk, wapentake of Staincross, 4 
miles N. E. from Barnsley.. 

Grimston, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Kirkby Wharfe, wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, If mile S. from 
Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 62. Grimston 
Hall is the seat of Lord Howden. 

Grimston, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Dunnington, wapentake 
of Ouse and Derwent, 3 miles E. from 
York ; inhabitants, 72. 

Grimston Garth, E.R. (6). See 
Garton. 

Grimston Hanging, E. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Kirkby Under dale, wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 8 miles N. from Pocklington. 

Grimston, North, E. R. (6) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Buckrose, 4 miles S. E. from Mal- 



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ton ; inhabitants, 139 ; a vicarage, va- 
lue 61. 6s. &d. j patron, the Prebendary 
of Langtoft, in York Cathedral. 

Grimthorpe, E. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Great Givendale, divi- 
sion of Wilton Beacon, 3 miles N. from 
Pocklington ; inhabitants, 29. 

Grindall, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Bridlington, wapentake 
of Dickering, 4 miles N. W. from Brid- 
lington ; inhabitants, 107 ; a chapelry 
to Bridlington. 

Grindleton, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Mitton, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 5 miles S. W. from Gis- 
burn ; inhabitants, 1125; a chapelry 
to Mitton. 

Grinkle Park, N. R. (2). See 
Easington. 

Grinton, N. R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hang 
West, 1 mile E. from Reeth ; in- 
habitants, 689 ; a vicarage, value 12/. 
5*. Id. ; patron, the King. This is a 
very extensive parish, situated on the 
Swale, and extending to the borders of 
Westmoreland. The village stands at 
the head of Swale Dale ; the church is 
a very ancient structure. Formerly 
fairs were held at Grinton, but they 
have been removed to Reeth. Cogden 
Hall, in this township, is the seat of M. 
Whitelock, Esq. The parish contains 
the townships of Melbecks, Muker, and 
Reeth. Entire population, 5300. 

Grisedale, W. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sedbergh, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 8 miles E. from 
Sedbergh. 

Gristhorpe, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Filey, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 5 miles S. E. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, 212. 

Gristhwaite, N. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Topcliffe, wapentake of Birdforth, 9 
miles N. W. from Ripon. 

Grove Hall, W. R. (8), See Dar- 
rington. 

Grove Hill, E. R. (6) a hamlet 



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in the parish of St. Nicholas, Bever- 
ley, division of Hunsley Beacon, 1 mile 
E. from Beverley. This was origi- 
nally a landing place for goods on the 
river Hull, but for such a purpose it 
is now rendered useless by the prox- 
imity of the commodious canal, called 
the Beck. 

Growmond, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Egton, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 8 miles S. W. 
from Whitby. Here is a spacious 
farm-house, built from the ruins of 
Growmond Abbey, founded in the reign 
of King John, as a cell to the foreign 
abbey of Gramont in France. 

Grunsey Gill, W. R. (4). See 
Gisburn Forest. 

Guisborough, N. R. (2) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 8 miles N. E. 
from Stokesley, 51 N. from York, 245 
from London; inhabitants, 1912 ; a per- 
petual curacy ; patron, the Archbishop 
of York ; market, Tuesday ; fairs, the 
lastTuesdays in March and April, Tues- 
day before Whitsuntide, last Tuesday 
in June, last Tuesday in July, third 
Tuesdays in Aug. and Sept. second 
Tuesday in Nov. Here is a grammar 
school, and hospital for six poor per- 
sons, founded in 1561. This ancient 
and pleasant town consists chiefly of 
one main street, very broad, and the 
houses neatly built ; it is situated about 
four miles from the mouth of the Tees, 
in a narrow, but very fertile, vale. 
Here was a monaster}' of Austin Fri- 
ars, founded in the twelfth century, so 
extensive and wealthy, that it is said 
500 householders of the town had no 
land, but lived on the abbey ; only one 
superb window remains of this once 
stately edifice, which was the common 
burial place of the nobility of the neigh- 
bourhood. The first alum works in 
England were erected here, in the reign 
of Queen Elizabeth, by Sir Thomas 
Chaloner, who brought the art from 
Rome, and tempted the workmen of 



the Pope to follow him to England : in 
vain his Holiness fulminated his ana- 
thema against this undertaking, which 
destroyed the Italian monopoly of that 
article, but which amply repaid the 
projectors. The original document of 
the Pope, translated, may be found'in 
Charlton's History of Whitby ; it calls 
upon all the hosts of heaven, and pow- 
ers of hell, to pursue with their curses 
Sir Thomas and his associates, through 
every function and occupation of human 
life, with a minuteness which is at once 
ludicrous and horrible. These alum 
works are now discontinued, the neigh- 
bourhood of Whitby affording greater 
facilities of water carriage. In the 
township is Long Hall, the seat of 
Robt. Chaloner, Esq. The parish con- 
tains the townships of Commondale, 
Hutton, Pinchinthorpe, and Tocketts. 
Entire popidation, 2180. 

Guiseley, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Skyrack, 
2 miles S. from Otley ; inhabitants, 
1213 ; a rectory, value 26L ; patron, 
Trinity College, Cambridge. The church 
is of great antiquity ; a beautiful row of 
columns, of the original fabric, yet re- 
mains on the south side of the nave ; 
they are clustered, but have Saxon ca- 
pitals, and sustain circular arches; a 
singular combination. The parish con- 
tains the townships of Carleton,Esholt, 
Horsforth, Rawden, and Yeaden. En- 
tire population, 8764. 

Gunby, E. R. (5) a township with 
Breighton, in the parish of Bubwith, 
division of Holme Beacon, 6 miles E. 
from Selby ; inhabitants, 179. This 
village is situated on the river Derwent. 

GUNNERSETT, Or GuNNERSIDE, 

N. R. (1) a hamlet in the township of 
Melbecks, parish of Grinton, wapen- 
take of Gilling West, 6 miles W. from 
Rceth. This village is pleasantly seated 
on the river Swale. 

Gunthwaite, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Penistone, wapen- 
take of Staincross, 2 miles N. from Tc- 



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nistone ; inhabitants, 86. Gunthwaite 
Hall is the seat ofWm. Bosville, Esq. 

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Habton, Great, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkby Overcarr, 
in the wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 
4 miles N. W. from Malton ; inhabi- 
tants, 136. 

Habton, Little, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirby Overcarr, 
wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 4 miles 
N. W. from Malton ; inhabitants, 50. 

Hackfall, W. R. (5). See Grewel- 
thorpe. 

Hackforth, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Hornby, wapentake of 
Hang East, 4 miles N. from Bedale; 
inhabitants, 134. This village gave 
birth to Cuthbert Tunstall, successively 
Bishop of London and Durham, a pre- 
late of learning and merit, who wea- 
thered the various storms attending the 
reformation, but died in confinement at 
a very advanced age, for denying the 
supremacy of Queen Elizabeth. 

Hackness, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Whitby 
Strand, 4 miles W. from Scarborough; 
inhabitants, 143 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Sir John Vanden Bempde" John- 
stone, Bart. This place is situated in a 
romantic valley, presenting some fea- 
tures of resemblance with Hackfall, 
and here, amidst the most picturesque 
combination of wood, hill, and dale, is 
the splendid mansion of Sir J. V. D. 
Johnstone, Bart. The parish contains 
the townships of Broxa, HarwoodDale 
with Sylpho, and Suffield. Entire po- 
pulation, 652. 

Haddingley, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Shelley, pa- 
rish of Kirk Burton, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 9 miles N. W. from Penistone. 

Haddlesey Chapel, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Birkin, wa- 
pentake of Barkston Ash, 5 miles N.W. 
fromSnaith; inhabitants, 199; a cha- 
pelry to Birkin. 



Haddlesey, East, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Haddlesey, West, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Birkin, wa- 
pentake of Barkston Ash, 6 miles N.W. 
from Snaith ; inhabitants, 293. 

Hag, Nether and Over, W.R. (7) 
two hamlets in the township of Honley, 
parish of Almondbury, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 4f miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Hagg, N. R. (2) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirkby 
Moorside, wapentake of Rydale, 1§ 
mile N. from Kirkby Moorside. 

Hagg Cottage, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Hang West, 1§ 
mile E. from Reeth. 

Hagg, N. R. (3) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Whitby, wapen- 
take of Whitby Sti'and, 2 miles E. from 
Whitby. 

Hagthorpe, E. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Bracken- 
holme, parish of Hemingborough, wa- 
pentake of Howdenshire, 5 miles S. E. 
from Selby. 

Hague, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Kelbrook, parish of Thorn- 
ton, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 9 miles 
S. W. from Skipton. 

Hague Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Kirkby, South. 

Hagworth Hall, N. R. (1) a 
small hamlet in the township of Co- 
therstone, parish of Romaldkirk, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 8 miles W. 
from Barnard Castle. 

Haigh Hall, W. R. (8). See Kex- 
brough. 

Hain worth, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 2 miles W. from 
Bingley. 

Haldenby, W. R. (9) a township 
in the parish of Adlingfieet, wapentake 
of Osgoldcross, 10 miles S. E. from 
Howden ; inhabitants, 69. Haldenby 
Park is the seat of John Jackson, Esq. 

Halfpenny House, N. R. (1) a 



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small hamlet in the township of Bar- 
den, parish of Hawxwell, wapentake of 
Hang West, 3§ miles N. from Leyburn. 
Halifax, W. R. (7) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Morley, 8 miles N. W. from 
Huddersfield, 42 S. W. from York, 197 
from London ; inhabitants, 12,628 ; a 
vicarage, value 84/. 13s. 6§ d. ; patron, 
the King ; market, Saturday ; fairs, 
June 24, first Saturday in November. 
Alms houses for twelve poor widows, 
and a blue-coat hospital for twenty poor 
children, were founded here by Na- 
thaniel Waterhouse, in 1 642. Halifax 
is seated on the western declivity of a 
deep valley, about a mile and half to 
the north of the river Calder ; the streets 
are narrow and rather crooked, but 
the houses, in general, are well built, 
partly of stone and partly of brick : it 
is not a place of great antiquity, no men- 
tion of it being made in Domesday Book. 
The church is a large and handsome 
structure, apparently of the age of 
Henry VI. ; the tower is known to have 
been begun in 1450 ; a second church 
was erected by the late vicar, Dr. 
Coulthurst. In 1453 there were but 13 
houses in this town ; in the course of 
120 years they had increased to the 
number of 520, owing to the introduc- 
tion of the woollen manufacture, which 
has ever since proceeded with a rapid 
pace. About the beginning of the 
18th century the manufacture of shal- 
loons commenced, and a few years af- 
ter, that of figured and flowered stuffs ; 
these articles seem ramified into the va- 
rious branches of lastings and aniens, 
plain and diced Florentines, duroys, 
serges, moreens, tammies, calimancoes 
et hoc genus omne, which the unini- 
tiated cannot pretend to explain, but of 
which the skilful can well appreciate 
the value ; shalloons of a scarlet colour 
are woven for the Turkey market, in 
which country they are used for tur- 
bans. Excellent wool cards, for comb- 
ing wool, arc made at Halifax. The 



inhabitants have erected a spacious edi- 
fice, called the Piece Hall, in form of 
an oblong square, and which contains 
515 distinct rooms, for the reception and 
sale of the various manufactures. From 
the unequal surface of the country, and 
its many rapid rivulets, extensive mills 
and machinery have been erected for 
the cotton as well as the woollen ma- 
nufacture, to the success of which an 
abundant supply of coal materially con- 
tributes. Halifax was formerly cele- 
brated for its gibbet law, which is sup- 
posed to have been a baronial privilege, 
as part of the manor of Wakefield ; it 
was exercised when a felon was taken 
within the liberty with any stolen com- 
modity on his person, of the value of 
thirteen pence halfpenny; after condem- 
nation, by a jury, he suffered death, by 
beheading with a machine, upon the 
model of which the too famous guillo- 
tine seems to have been constructed : 
this extreme severity seems to have 
arisen from the necessity of protecting 
the tenter grounds from the depreda- 
tions of the lawless inhabitants of Hard- 
wick Forest: the practice continued till 
the year 1650, and during the century 
preceding, 49 delinquents suffered this 
last penalty of the law : from the ex- 
treme severity of this local jurisdiction, 
and the strict police of the town of Hull, 
arose that petition in the thieves' lit- 
any, " from Hull, Hell, and Halifax, 
good Lord, deliver us." Halifax sent 
members to parliament under the Pro- 
tectorate, but this privilege was with- 
drawn at the restoration. The etymo- 
logy of the name has been much dis- 
puted ; Dr. Whitaker contends, that 
Halifax means the four holy ways; fax, 
says he, being an old Norman plural 
word for road : but he has forgotten to 
tell us whence he obtained this piece of 
information. Camden's derivation is 
more probable, who states it to have 
been so called, from a celebrated picture 
of St. John, preserved here in a hermit- 
age ; fax being, says this antiquary, an 



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ancient word for the countenance : the 
family name of Fairfax, certainly was 
always supposed to be equivalent to fair 
locks; and in the sense of the hair, 
fax is used by the old Scottish poet, 
Gawin Douglas. The soil of Halifax 
is naturally barren, but being now well 
cultivated, serves to shew how com- 
pletely industry can triumph over the 
greatest disadvantages of nature; in a 
district, purely agricultural, it would 
have lain waste for ever. To the ex- 
treme western part is Blackstone Edge, 
a desolate ridge of mountains, dividing 
the counties of York and Lancaster, 
over which the road passes from Hali- 
fax to Manchester ; this ridge extends 
to Scotland, and has been sometimes 
called the English Appenines. Halifax 
is, in truth, a rugged and intractable 
region; its inhabitants have not had 
the good fortune to find a panegy- 
rist in their late historian, Dr. Whita- 
ker, whose description of them is at 
once prejudiced and contradictory ; and 
what is truly absurd, he attributes those 
qualifications, with which he is dis- 
pleased, to the increase of manufac- 
tures, though he soon after confesses, 
that, from every record, the people 
appear to have been neither better nor 
worse than at present. He particularly 
notices a tone of defiance, and an air 
of fierceness, which pervade the lower 
orders, who are, according to his re- 
presentation, sour, sturdy, and igno- 
rant, under few restraints from law, and 
fewer still from conscience ; their per- 
sons too, are not more amiable than 
their manners, as he accuses them of 
ugliness, and a disagreeable grin, at 
once savage and cunning, and of going 
bare-footed ; and to add to the mischief, 
they are most of them separatists from 
the established church: yet, after this 
unfavourable portrait, the worst crime 
which he fixes upon them, is a tendency 
to poaching and petty larceny. This 
picture was drawn soon after the riots 
in the manufacturing districts, which 



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seem to have alarmed the learned di- 
vine in a greater degree than was ne- 
cessary. In Halifax there are chapels 
for almost every class of dissenters, 
two national schools, public baths, an 
assembly room, and a theatre. The 
town has produced no individual of dis- 
tinguished eminence. The vicarage has 
no fewer than twelve chapelries attach- 
ed. The parish of Halifax is the largest 
in the county, comprising an area of 124 
square miles ; it may be considered as 
one valley, with its many, collateral 
forks ; it contains the numerous town- 
ships of Barkisland, Elland with Greet- 
land, Erringden, Fixby, Hepstonstall, 
Hipperholme, Langfield, Midgley, Nor- 
land, Ovenden, North Ovvram, South 
Owram, Rastrick, Rishworth, Shelf, 
Skircoat, Sowerby, Soyland, Stainland, 
Stansfield, Wadsworth, and Warley. 
Entire population, 93,050. 

Hallikeld, N. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of Winton, parish of 
Sigston, wapentake of Allertonshire, 2§ 
miles, N. E. from Northallerton. 

Hallikeld, N. R. (2) a wapentake 
in the North Riding, bounded on the 
east by the river Swale, on the north 
and west by the wapentake of Hang 
East, and on the south by Birdforth. 
This is a narrow, but rich, track of 
land; it formed apart of the ancient 
district of Richmondshire ; it contains 
not one market town, but has 29 town- 
ships, 8 of which are parishes; 1218 
houses, and 5958 inhabitants. 

Hallam, Nether, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Sheffield, 
wapentake of Straflbrth and Tick- 
hill, lj- mile W. from Sheffield ; in- 
habitants, 3200. In this township is 
Endcliffe Hall, the seat of William 
Hodson, Esq. 

Hallam, Upper, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Sheffield, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles 
S. W. from Sheffield ; inhabitants, 1018. 
In this township is Tapton. Grove, the, 
seat of William Shore, Esq. 
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Hallamshire, W. R. (8) a district 
in the parish of Sheffield, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill ; in its most 
restricted sense, it is confined to the an- 
cient manor of Sheffield, comprehend- 
ing only the three western townships 
of Upper and Nether Hallam, and Ec- 
clesall Bierlow ; but sometimes Eccles- 
field, Hansworth and part of Bradfield 
have been included in its limits, which 
are still undefined and uncertain, as all 
districts will be whose extent depends 
more on popular opinion, than in any 
peculiar jurisdiction. 

Hall Gate, and Hall Gate How, 
N. R. (1) two small hamlets in the town- 
ship of New Forest, parish of Kirkby 
Ravensworth, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 5 miles N. E. from Reeth. 

Hall Gate, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hands- 
worth, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles E. from Sheffield. 

Hall Green, W. R. (3) a hamlet 
in the township of Crigglestone, parish 
of Sandal Magna, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 4 miles S. from Wakefield. 

Hallitree Holme, E. R. (6) a 
small hamlet in the township of Hemp- 
holme, parish of Leven, wapentake of 
Holderness, 6 miles S.E. from Drif- 
field. 

Hallows Hall, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Wilsden, pa- 
rish of Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 
4 miles S. from Keighley. 

Halnaby Hall, N.R. (2). See 
Croft. 

Halsham, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 3$ miles N. W. from Patring- 
ton ; inhabitants, 315 ; a rectory, value 
13/. 6s. M. ; patron, Sir Thomas Con- 
stable, Bart. In the churchyard of 
this place, is a superb mausoleum of 
the Constable family ; it is surrounded 
with trees and shrubs, and is at once 
appropriate and magnificent. 

Halstead, W. R. (4). See Thorn- 
ton ia Lonsdale. 



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Haltemprice, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Cotting- 
ham, division of Hunsley Beacon, 4+ 
miles W. from Hull : here was once a 
monastery, no part of which is left 
standing, and the site is occupied by a 
farm house. 

Halton, W.R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Temple Newsam, parish 
of Whitchurch, wapentake of Skyrack, 
3 miles E. from Leeds. Here is the 
toll bar called Halton Dial. 

Halton, East, W.R. (4) a town- 
ship with Bolton, in the parish of Skip- 
ton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles 
E.from Skipton; inhabitants, 141. 

Halton, West, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Long Preston, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 12 miles W. 
from Skipton ; inhabitants, 190. Halton 
Place is the seat of John Yorke, Esq. 

Halton Gill, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Arnecliffe, wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 9 miles N. W. from 
Kettlewell ; inhabitants, 114; a cha- 
pelry to Arnecliffe. 

Halwith House, N.R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Spennithorne, wapentake of Hang 
West, 2 miles E. from Middleham. 

Hambleton, W.R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Bray ton, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 3$ miles W. from 
Selby ; inhabitants, 488. Hambleton 
House is the seat of Samuel Smith, Esq. 

Hambleton, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cold Kirkby, 
wapentake of Birdforth: in this place 
is a celebrated training ground for 
race horses. 

Hamers, N.R. (2) a small hamlet 
in the township of Hartoft; parish of 
Middleton, wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 10 miles N. from Pickering. 

Hamerton, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Easington, 
parish of Slaidburn, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 1 mile N. from Slaidburn. 

Ham ley Hagg, N.R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of Appleton 1« 



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Moors, parish of Lastingham, wapen- 
take of Rydale, 3 miles E. from Kirkby 
Moorside. 

Hammer, N.R. (1) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of East 
Witton, wapentake of Hang West, 3 
miles S. from Middleham. 

Hammerton Green, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Whixley, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 8 miles E. from 
Knaresborough ; inhabitants, 529. 

Hammerton Kirk, W. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Claro, 8 miles E. from Knares- 
borough ; inhabitants, 409 ; a per- 
petual curacy; patron, the Rev. W. 
Metcalf. Here is the seat of William 
Thompson, Esq. The parish contains 
the township of Wilsthorpe, in the 
Ainsty. Entire population, 504. 

Hampole, W. R. (8) a township 
with Stubbs, in the parish of Ad wick 
le Street, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6§ miles N. W. from Don- 
caster; inhabitants, 140. A priory 
was built here in the twelfth century 
for Cistercian nuns, in a pleasant val- 
ley, and an old hall seems to have been 
built out of its ruins. 

Hampsthwaite, W.R. (5) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Claro, 2 miles S. W. from Ripley; 
inhabitants, 490; a vicarage, value 
13/. 6s. SJ. ; patron, Mr. Shann. This 
is a straggling village, pleasantly situ- 
ated near the river Nidd. The parish 
contains the townships of Birstwith, 
Felliscliffe, Menwith with Darley, 
Thornthwaite with Padside. Entire 
population, 2450. 

Handale, or Grendale, N. R. (2) 
a hamlet, in the township and parish 
of Lofthouse, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 9 miles N. E. from Guisbo- 
rough. Here are some small remains 
of a priory of Benedictine nuns, founded 
in the twelfth century. Handale Abbey 
is the seat of E.Turton, Esq. 

Hand Bank, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in*the township of Langsett, pa- 



rish of Ponistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 3 miles S. W. from Pcnistone. 

Handsworth, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 4| miles S. E. 
from Sheffield; inhabitants, 2173; a 
rectory, value 12/. 4s. Id. ; patron, the 
Duke of Norfolk. This pleasant vil- 
lage contains Ballifield Hall, the seat of 
John Jubb, Esq.; Bramley Hall, the 
seat of T. Weldon, Esq. ; and Wood- 
thorpe, the seat of Hugh Parker, Esq. 

Handsworth Woodhouse, W. R. 
(3) a hamlet in the preceding township 
and parish. 

Hangbank, N. R. (2). See Mel- 
sonby. 

Hang East, N. R. (2) a wapentake 
in the North Riding, bounded on the 
north by the river Swale, on the west 
by Hang West, on the south by Claro, 
in the West Riding, and on the east by 
Hallikeld ; it is a small district, low and 
fertile ; it contains two market towns, 
54 townships, 10 of which are parishes; 
2063 houses, and 10,114 inhabitants. 

Hang West, N.R. (1) a wapen- 
take in the North Riding, bounded on 
the north by the river Swale and Gilling 
West, on the west by Westmoreland 
and Ewcross, on the south by Stain- 
cliffe and Claro, and on the east by 
Hang East. It is an extensive and 
mountainous district, abounding in 
picturesque views and waterfalls : it 
contains three market towns, 50 town- 
ships, 12 of which are parishes; 2858 
houses, and 14,707 inhabitants. Hang 
East and West were a part of the an- 
cient county of Richmond, and are sup- 
posed to have formed originally but 
one wapentake. 

Hanging Stones, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ilkley, wapentake of Skyrack, 4 miles 
W. from Otley. 

Hanlith, W.R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Malham Dale, wa- 
pentake of StainclifFe, 6$ miles E. from 
Settle ; inhabitants, 46. In this village, 



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situated on the east bank of the Aire, 
is Hanlith Hall, the seat of Col. Ser- 
jeantson. 

Haram, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Helmsley, wapentake of 
Rydale, 2 miles S. E. from Helmsley ; 
inhabitants, 461. Here is a chapel of 
ease to Helmsley. 

Hardcastle, W.R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Dacre with Bevver- 
ley, parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 4 miles W. from Pateley Bridge. 

Harden, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Bowland Forest, parish of 
Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 
miles S. W. from Slaidburn. Here is 
the seat of Robert Parker, Esq. 

Harden, W.R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Bingley, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 2 miles W. from 
Bingley. Harden Grange is the seat of 
Walker Ferrand, Esq. 

Hardenside, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Thorn- 
ton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 miles 
S.W. from Skipton. 

Hardgate, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Bishop Thornton, pa- 
rish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 3 
miles N. from Ripley. 

Hardingley, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Shelley, parish of 
Kirkburton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 9 
miles N. from Penistone. 

Hardisty Hill, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Few- 
ston, wapentake of Claro, 12 miles E. 
from Skipton. 

Hardraw, N.R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of High Abbotside, parish 
of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
1 mile N. from Hawes. Here is a 
chapel of ease. Hardraw Force is a 
celebrated waterfall : a rivulet which 
joins the Ure, rushes in a large sheet 
over a ledge of rocks 99 feet in height ; 
the ravine or chasm which extends be- 
low the fall, is bounded on each side 
by huge masses of rock, and is about 
300 yards in length ; behind the fall is 



a recess, whence a good view of it may 
be obtained in safety: during severe 
frosts, the water has formed an im- 
mense icicle of 90 feet in height, and of 
nearly equal circumference. 

Hardwick, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Aston, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 
miles S. E. from Rotherham. 

Hardwick, East, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Pontefract, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 1§ mile N. 
from Pontefract; inhabitants, 96. Here 
is a chapel of ease. 

Hardwick Blind, or Spital, W.R. 
(8) a hamlet in the preceding township. 

Hardwick, West, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Wragby, wa- 
pentake of Osgoldcross, 4 miles S. W. 
from Pontefract; inhabitants, 93. 

Harehill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Keighley, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 3§ miles S.W. 
from Keighley. 

Harenden, or Arrunden, W. R. 
(7) a hamlet in the township of Cart- 
worth, parish of Kirkburton, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 7 miles S. from Hud- 
dersfield. 

Harewood, W. R, (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 8 miles N. from Leeds ; inhabi- 
tants, 849; a vicarage, value 14 Lis. 10^/.; 
patrons, the Earl of Harewood, and G. 
H. Wheeler, Esq. alternately ; market, 
Monday, but nearly discontinued ; fairs, 
last Monday in April, second Monday 
in October. This singularly pleasant 
and agreeable village is entirely built 
with stone, and the street forms a regu- 
lar approach to the gateway of Hare- 
wood House. The church is of great 
antiquity, and in its chancel are six 
altar tombs of white marble of the an- 
cient owners of the manor ; one of the 
effigies represents Sir William Gas- 
coigne, the celebrated judge who com- 
mitted the Prince of Wales, afterwards 
Henry V. to prison : on the declivity of 
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soon after the conquest, and which 
seems to have heen in good preserva- 
tion till dilapidated by the civil wars of 
the seventeenth century ; but the great 
object of attraction here, is Harewood 
House, the seat of the Earl of Hare- 
wood ; equally magnificent and com- 
modious ; the mansion was erected, in 
1760, by Adams and Carr, and the 
grounds laid out in great taste by 
Capability Brown : this princely domain, 
says Dr. Whitaker, is a fortunate place, 
blessed with much natural beauty and 
fertility, and uniting in the compass of 
a country village, a dismantled and pic- 
turesque castle, a modern palace, and 
a parish church filled with unmutilated 
sculptures of the 14th and loth centu- 
ries. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Alwoodley, Dun Keswick, 
East Keswick, Weardley, Weeton, and 
Wigton. Entire population, 2209. 

Harker, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Slaid- 
burn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2f miles 
N. from Slaidburn. 

Harkerside, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Hang West, 1 mile S. 
from Reeth. On the summit of Har- 
ker, commanding an extensive view of 
Swaledale, is an encampment supposed 
to be British, of a nearly circular form, 
with wide and deep ditches; near along 
avenue is a barrow of stones and gravel, 
and some other supposed druidical re- 
mains. 

Harlethorpe, E.R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bubwith, division 
of Holme Beacon, 5 miles N. from 
Howden; inhabitants, 53. 

Harlington, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Barn- 
brough, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles W. from Doncaster. 

Harlow, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Wentworth, parish of 
Wath upon Dearn, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 7 miles N.W. from 
Rotherham. 



Harlsey, East, N.R. (2) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Birdforth, fi§ miles N.E. from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 420 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, John Charles May- 
nard, Esq. At Mount Grace, in this 
township, are the picturesque remains 
of a priory of Carthusian monks, 
founded in the 14th century. The 
walls of the church are yet standing, 
with a perfect tower rising from the 
centre. A part of the monastery has 
been converted into a farm house. 
Harlsey Hall is the seat of J. C. May- 
nard,Esq. 

Harlsey, West, N.R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Osmotherley, wa- 
pentake of Allertonshire, 6 miles N. E* 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 51. 

Harmby, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Spennithorne, wapentake 
of Hang West, 2 miles S. E. from Ley- 
burn ; inhabitants, 194. t 

Harpham, E.R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 6 miles N. E. from Driffield ; in- 
habitants, 251 ; a chapelry to Burton 
Agnes ; the chapel is the burying place 
of the very ancient family of St. Quin- 
tin. In this village, St. John of Be- 
verley, a Saxon saint of great reputa- 
tion in the eighth century, is reported 
to have been born; he was the fifth 
Archbishop of York. 

Harriot Air, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of Rievalx, pa- 
rish of Helmsley, wapentake of Rydale, 
2§ miles N. W. from Helmsley. 

Harrogate, High, W. R. (5) a 
township with Bilton, in the parish of 
Knaresborough, wapentake of Claro, 
3 miles S. W. from Knaresborough ; 
inhabitants, 1934 ; a chapelry to Knares- 
borough. Harrogate, though generally 
spoken of as a single place, consists of 
two villages, High and Low Harrogate, 
half a mile distant; the first distin- 
guished by its chalybeate, the latter by 
its sulphureous springs; the situation 
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commands extensive prospects ; the wa- 
ter of the sulphur wells at Low Har- 
rogate possesses, indisputably, very 
powerful qualities, and has been found 
highly efficacious in scorbutic and scro- 
fulous diseases ; it is used also by way 
of bath or fomentation. Its taste is nau- 
seous, resembling a composition of gun- 
powder and rotten eggs. The season 
at Harrogate begins in May and ends 
in October ; the various accommoda- 
tions and recreations common at the 
most fashionable watering places, are 
found here in great abundance, such as 
n race ground, assembly rooms, pro- 
menade room, lodging houses, theatre, 
hotels, billiard tables, libraries, and 
chapels: a saline chalybeate water, re- 
sembling that of Cheltenham, was dis- 
covered at High Harrogate, in 1819, 
which is daily growing into repute. The 
resort of company to Harrogate during 
the season is very numerous, and con- 
sists frequently of persons of the highest 
distinction. 

Harrogate, Low, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Pannal, wapentake of Claro, 3 miles 
S.W. from Knaresborough. Its sul- 
phur wells are noticed in the preceding 
article. 

Harrop, Far and Near, W. R. (4) 
two hamlets in the township of Bowland 
Forest, parish of Slaidburn, wapentake 
ofStaincliffe, 6 miles W. from Gisburn. 

Harswell, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Holme 
Beacon, 5 miles W. from Market 
Weighton ; inhabitants, 78 ; a rec- 
tory, value 41. ; patron, Sir Thomas 
Slingsby, Bart. 

Hartforth, N.R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Gilling, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 4 miles N. 
from Richmond. Here is a grammar- 
school, founded by Sir Thomas Whar- 
on , in 1670, for thirty poor scholars. 
Hartforth Hall is the seat of S. Cra- 
dock, Esq. 

HARTHILL, W. R. (8) a parish and 



township in the wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 9 miles S.E. from Ro- 
therham ; inhabitants, 650 ; a rectory, 
value 18/. lis. 10£rf. ; patron the Duke 
of Leeds. 

Harthill, E. R. (5,6) a wapen- 
take in the East Riding, separated into 
the four divisions of Bainton, Holme, 
Hunsley, and Wilton Beacons, each of 
which may be considered as a separate 
wapentake. Harthill is bounded on the 
north by Buckrose and Dickering, on 
the west by the river Dcrwent, on the 
south byHowdenshire and theHumber, 
and on the east by Holderness : the 
Wolds are chiefly situated in this wapen- 
take, which contains 5 market towns, 
111 townships, 59 of which are parishes, 
7654 houses, and 42,001 inhabitants. 

Hartshead, W. R. (7) a township 
with Clifton, in the parish of Dewsbury, 
wapentake of Morley, 5 miles N. from 
Huddersfield ; inhabitants, 2007 ; a 
chapelry to Dewsbury. The situation 
of this place commands an extensive 
view of the vale of Calder. The cha- 
pel is of the date of the twelfth cen- 
tury ; parts of the fabric have been re- 
newed, but the principal door-way yet 
remains, and bears some similitude to 
that of the ancient church of Addle. In 
this township is Kirklees Hall, the seat 
of Sir George Armitage, Bart., situated 
at a small distance from the site of a 
convent of Benedictine Nuns, founded 
in the reign of Henry II., a fragment of 
which, with two tombs, only remains. 
Kirklees is famous as the place of se- 
pulture of the renowned Robin Hood, 
who, according to tradition, applying to 
be let blood, was, by the treachery of 
the prioress, suffered to bleed to death :* 
the spot pointed out as his grave, is be- 
yond the precinct of the nunnery : an 
inscription preserved by Dr. Gale, is 
obviously of a later date than this out- 
law's death, which occurred in 1247, but 
an ancient grave-stone, marked with a 

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cross, now covers, it is generally admit- 
ted, the remains of this celebrated free- 
booter. 

Hartlington, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Burnsall, wapen- 
take of Slaincliffe, 9 miles, N. from 
Clifton; inhabitants, 141. 

Hartoft Dale, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Middleton, wapen- 
take of Pickering Lythe, 8 miles N. from 
Pickering; inhabitants, 134. 

Harton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Bossall, wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 9 miles N\ E. from York ; inhabi- 
tants, 190. 

Hartwith, W. R. (5) a township 
with Winsley, in the parish of Kirkby 
Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 4 miles 
W. from Ripley ; inhabitants, 675 ; a 
chapelry to Kirkby Malzeard. In this 
township are the celebrated Druidical 
remains, called Brimham Crags. 

Hakwood Dale, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Hackness, wapen- 
take of Whitby Strand, 7 miles N. W. 
from Scarborough ; inhabitants, 235 ; 
here is a chapel of ease. 

Harwood Well, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Skircoat, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 1§ 
mile W. from Halifax. 

Hasholme, E. R. (6) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Holme 
on Spalding Moor, division of Holme 
Beacon, 7 miles S. W. from Market 
Weighton. 

Hasle, or Hessle, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Wragby, wa- 
pentake of Osgoldcross, 4 miles S. W. 
from Pontefract ; inhabitants, 159. 

Hatfield, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 7 miles N. E. from Don- 
caster; inhabitants, 1948; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, Lord Deerhurst. This 
is a large and pleasant village, though 
situated in a flat country ; the church is 
spacious, with a lofty tower. In this 
place William of Hatfield, second son 
of Edward III., was born. The exten- 



sive level of Hatfield Chace contains 
180,000 acres, half of which were for- 
merly covered with water ; it was sold 
by Charles I. to Cornelius Vermuiden, 
a naturalized Dutchman, to drain and 
cultivate, which, to the general sur- 
prise, he at length effected, at an ex- 
pense of 400,0001., but the project in- 
volved him in tedious and ruinous law 
suits. In the centre of the Chace stands 
a farm-house, called Lindholm, sur- 
rounded by an almost impassable mo- 
rass ; on the site was anciently a her- 
mitage, inhabited by William of Lind- 
holme, a personage partaking of the 
contradictory natures of a hermit and 
a giant, and concerning whom strange 
traditionary stories are yet extant in the 
neighbourhood ; his remains were dis- 
covered in 1747. Edwin, the first 
christian king of Northumberland, was 
slain here, in a great battle, by Penda, 
the turbulent king of Mercia. In this 
township is the seat of Wm. Gossip, Esq. 
The parish contains the township of 
Stamforth. Entire population, 2642. 

Hatfield Woodhouse, W. R. (8) 
a hamlet in the preceding township. 

Hatfield, Great, E. R. (6) a 
township in the parishes of Mappleton 
and Sigglesthorne, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 4 miles S. W. from Horn- 
sea ; inhabitants, 127. Here is a burial 
ground, but the chapel is wholly dila- 
pidated. An ancient cross stands in the 
centre of the village. 

Hatfield, Little, E. R. (6) a 
township in the parish of Sigglesthorne, 
wapentake of Holderness, 4 miles S.W. 
from Hornsea; inhabitants, 25. 

Hatfield Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Stanley. 

Haugh End, W. R. (7). See 
Sowerby. 

Haugh, Nether, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Greasborough, 
parish of Rotherham, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles N. from 
Rotherham. 

Haugh, Upper, W. R. (8) a ham- 



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let in the township and parish of Raw- 
marsh, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles N. from Rotherham. 

Haverah Park, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship, extra parochial, in the wapentake 
of Claro, 5 miles W. from Harrogate ; 
inhabitants, 87. This park was for- 
merly a royal chase, but is now divided 
into farms. Here are some remains of 
an ancient place of defence, called John 
of Gaunt's Tower, which was probably 
erected by that prince when lord of 
Knaresborough Forest, in the four- 
teenth century. 

Havercroft, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship with Cold Hiendley, in the parish 
of Felkirk, wapentake of Staincross, 6 
miles N. E. from Barnsley; inhabi- 
tants, 189. 

Havercroft, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Batley, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles N. from 
Dewsbury. 

Haverflats, E.R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cottingham, 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 3 miles W. 
from Hull. 

Hawes, N. R. (1) a township and 
market town in the parish of Aysgarth, 
wapentake of Hang West, 6 miles W. 
from Askrigg, 61 W.N.W. from York, 
249 from London ; inhabitants, 1408 ; 
here is a chapel of ease, and a gram- 
mar school, with a small endowment ; 
market, Tuesday; fairs, Whit Tues- 
day, September 28. This place is plea- 
santly situated on the south bank of the 
Ure, in a mountainous country, and 
has a manufacture of knit hose. 

Hawkhill, N.R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Eas- 
ingwold, wapentake of Bulmer, 1 mile 
S. from Easingwold. 

Hawk Nest, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
East Horsley, wapentake of Birdforth, 
6 miles N. E. from Northallerton. 

Hawkswell, East and West, 
N. R. (1) a parish and township in the 
wapentake of Hang West, 4$ miles 



N. E. from Leyburn ; inhabitants, 176; 
a rectory, value 20/. 14s. 4£r/. ; patron, 
Mrs. Gale. Hawkswell Hall is the scat 
of Colonel Coore. The parish contains 
the townships of Barden and Garriston. 
Entire population, 334. 

Hawkswick, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Arnecliffe, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 2$ miles W. from Kettle- 
well ; inhabitants, 86. 

Hawksworth, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Otley, wapentake 
of Skyrack, 4 miles S. W. from Otley ; 
inhabitants, 323. Hawksworth Hall is 
the seat of George Carroll, Esq. 

Hawnby, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 6 miles N. W. from Helmsley ; 
inhabitants, 286; a rectory, value 11. 
18s. 6£J. ; patron, Lord George Caven- 
dish. Three miles to the north is the 
shooting box, called Bumper Castle, 
now occupied as a farm-house. The 
parish contains the townships of Arden, 
Bilsdale, and Daletown. Entire po- 
pulation, 620. 

Ha worth, W. N. (4) a township 
in the parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 4 miles S. from Keighley; in- 
habitants, 4668 ; a chapelry to Brad- 
ford ; fairs, July 22, October 14. 

Hawpike, W. R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Draughton, pa- 
rish of Skipton, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 5 miles E. from Skipton. 

Hawshaw, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Kelbrook, parish of 
Thornton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 9 
miles S. W. from Skipton. 

Hawsker, N. R. (3) a township 
with Stainsacre, in the parish of Whit- 
by, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 3 
miles S. from Whitby. In this towD- 
sbip is Larpool Hall, the seat of Ed- 
mund Turton, Esq. 

Haxby, N. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Strensall, wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 4 miles N. from York ; inhabi- 
tants, 417. 

Hayholme,N.R. (6) a small ham- 



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let In the township of Hempholme, pa- 
rish of Leaven, wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 5 miles N. E. from Beverley. 

Hayley Hill, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Northowram, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, § mile 
N. from Halifax. 

Hay Park, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Knaresbo- 
rough, wapentake of Claro, 1§ mile W. 
from Knaresborough; formerly a park 
belonging to the crown, but granted to 
an ancestor of the late Lord Bingley ; it 
is now divided into farms. 

Haysthorpe, E.R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Burton Agnes, wapen- 
take of Dickering, 3f miles S. W. from 
Bridlington ; inhabitants, 109. 

Hayton, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the division of Holme Bea- 
con, 3 miles S. from Pocklington ; in- 
habitants, 177 ; a rectory, value 71. 
1 Is. Of d. ; patron, the Dean of York. 
The parish contains the township of 
Beilby. Entire population, 416. 

Haywood, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Camp- 
sall, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 6 miles 
N. from Doncaster. 

Hazelhead, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Thurlstone, pa- 
rish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 3 miles W. from Penistone. 

Hazelwood, W. R. (4) a township 
with Storithes, in the parish of Skip- 
ton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 7§ miles 
E. from Skipton ; inhabitants, 209. 

Hazelwood, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Stutton, parish of 
Tadcaster, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 
3 miles S. W. from Tadcaster. Hazel- 
wood Hall, the scat of the Hon. T. Va- 
vasour, is celebrated for the beauty and 
extent of its prospects. 

Hazlehead, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Egton, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 11 miles N. 
from Pickering. 

Headingley, W. R. (5) a township 
with Burley, in the parish of Leeds, wa- 



pentake of Skyrack, 2 miles N. from 
Leeds j inhabitants, 2154. In this vil- 
lage are some remains of a very ancient 
oak, which has been conjectured to 
give name to the wapentake of Sky- 
rack, meaning Shire Oak, the place of 
general rendezvous in time of danger. 
In this township is New Grange, the 
seat of Thomas Benyon, Esq., the site 
of which formerly belonged to Kirk- 
stall Abbey. 

Headley Hall, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bramham, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 
3 miles S. W. from Tadcaster. 

Healaugh, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Reeth, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 1 mile 
W. from Reeth. This village is situated 
in a fertile valley, between two lofty hills. 
Healaugh, (5) a parish and town- 
ship in the Ainsty, 3 miles N. from 
Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 191 ; a vicar- 
age, value 61.; patron, Benj. Brooks- 
bank, Esq. This pleasant village is 
very neatly laid out. Here was once 
a priory of Black Canons, the site of 
which is now occupied by Healaugh 
Hall, the seat of Benjamin Brooksbank, 
Esq. ; here is also a good house, called 
Healaugh Manor. 

Healey, N. R. (1) a township with 
Sutton, in the parish of Masham, wa- 
pentake of Hang East, 9 miles S. E. 
from Middleham ; inhabitants, 413. 

Healey Cote, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Healey, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Batley, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 2§ miles N. from 
Dewsbury. 

Heaning, N. R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township of Thoralby, parish 
of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
1 mile S. from Aysgarth. 

Heaning, W. R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Newton, parish 
of Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
3 miles S. W. from Slaidburn. 

Heath, W. R. (8) a township with 
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Warmfield, in the parish of Warmfield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles E. from 
Wakefield; inhabitants, 741. This vil- 
lage, situated on a hill, south of the 
Calder, is one of the pleasantest in the 
county ; it consists of houses built with 
stone, round a green, some of which 
have delightful gardens sloping to the 
water. Here are the seats of J. H. 
Smyth and William Smithson, Esqrs. 
Heath Hall was lately occupied by some 
nuns of the Benedictine order. 

Heathfield, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Lower Stone- 
beck, parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 2 miles N. W. from 
Pateley Bridge. 

Heath House, W. R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township of Golcar, pa- 
rish of Huddersfield, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 3 miles W. from Huddersfield. 

Heaton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 2 miles N. W. from Bradford; 
inhabitants, 1217. Heaton Hall is the 
seat of J. W. Field, Esq. 

Heaton Lodge, W. R. (7). See 
Kirkheaton. 

Heaton Royds, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the preceding township. 

Heaton Cleck, W. R. (7). See 
Cleck Heaton. 

Heaton Earls, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Soothill, parish 
of Dewsbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 
mile S. from Dewsbury. 

Heaton Hanging, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Soothill, pa- 
rish of Dewsbury, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 1 mile N. from Dewsbury. 

Heaton Kirk, W. R. (7). See 
Kirkheaton. 

Heaton, Upper, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2£ miles 
N. E. from Huddersfield. 

Hebden, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Linton, wapentake of 
Staincliffc, 8 miles S. from Kettlewell ; 
inhabitants, 377. Hcbdcn Ban\ and 



Hebden Moorside are hamlets in this 
township. 

Hebden Bridge, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the townships of Hcptonstall and 
Wadsworth, parish of Halifax, wapen- 
take of Morley, 7£ miles W. from 
Halifax. 

Heck, Great, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Snaith, wapentake 
of Osgoldcross, 2 miles W. from Snaith ; 
inhabitants, 228. 

Heck, Little, W.R. (8) aham- 
ct in the preceding township. 

Heckmondwike, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Birstall, wapen- 
take of Morley, 2 miles N. W. from 
Dewsbury; inhabitants, 2579. This 
populous village is situated in a valley, 
which contains two very picturesque 
scenes, though the general aspect of 
the surrounding country is dreary and 
desolate. 

Hedon, E. R. (9) a borough, mar- 
ket town, parish, and township in the 
wapentake of Holderness, 8 miles E. 
from Hull, 46 S. E from York, 182 
from London ; inhabitants, 902 ; a per- 
petual curacy; patron, the Dean of 
York ; market, Saturday ; fairs, Janu- 
ary 15, August 2, September 22. The 
corporation consists of a mayor, nine 
aldermen, a recorder, and two bailiffs ; 
it sends two members to parliament, 
a privilege first granted 23d Edward I., 
but ceased till it was resumed the first 
year of Edward VI. The right of elec- 
tion is in the burgesses, whose freedom is 
gained by descent, or servitude of seven 
years to a freeman, residing only in the 
borough, a judicious distinction which 
takes place in very few instances else- 
where in England; the number of 
voters is about 200. The town con- 
sists chiefly of one long street, and it 
is a cheerful place of residence ; for- 
merly it was a port, connected with the 
Humber by a navigable creek, but as 
Hull flourished, Hedon declined ; be- 
sides the present church of St. Austins, 
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of two other churches. Hedon was 
almost entirely burnt down in 1656, a 
distressing calamity at the time, but 
which has rendered the present town 
more commodious ; the old haven hav- 
ing been choaked up, a new cut has 
been made, and the trade of Hedon is 
progressively increasing. 

Heeley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Nether Hallam, parish of 
Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2 miles S. from Sheffield. 

Heights, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Linthwaite, parish of 
Almondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
5§ miles S. W. from Huddersfield. 

Heights, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Barkisland, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 6§ miles 
S.W. from Halifax. 

Heigh ts Chapel, W.R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 1 mile N. from Delph. Here 
is a chapel of ease to Rochdale. 

Helbeck Lunds, N. R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township of High Abbotside, 
parish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, 6 miles N.W. from Hawes ; a 
chapelry to Aygsgarth : in this hamlet 
a brook, called Helgillbeck, divides 
the county from Westmoreland. 

Hellaby, W.R. (8) a township 
with Stainton, in the parish of Stain- 
ton, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 5 miles E. from Rotherham ; in- 
habitants, 218. 

Helli field, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Long Preston, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 6'f miles S.E. 
from Settle ; inhabitants, 279. Helli- 
field Peel, the seat of James Hamerton, 
Esq., is a curious castellated building 
of the sge of Henry VI. erected by 
Lawrence Hamerton ; it still remains a 
square, compact, and lofty structure, 
modernized by the present owner. 

Helmsley Blackmoor, N.R. (2) 
a pariah, township, and market town, 
in the wapentake of Rydale, 6 miles 



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W. from Kirkby Moorside, 23 N. from 
York, 222 from London ; Inhabitants, 
1520; a vicarage, value 11/. 8s. 6£r/.; 
patron, Lord Feversham. Market, Sa- 
turday ; fairs, May 19, July 16, Oct. 1 
and 2, Nov. 5 and 6. Helmsley is a small 
town situated on the east side of the 
Hambledon Hills, near the river Rye ; 
here was a castle built, according to 
Camden, by Robert de Roos, before 
the reign of Edward I., which appears 
to have been defensible in the civil wars 
of Charles I. ; its remains are a lofty 
tower with a gateway, surrounded with 
a double moat. Helmsley,once " proud 
Buckingham's delight," became the 
property of the duke of that name, 
stabbed by Felton, from his marriage 
with the heiress of the Earl of Rut- 
land ; it was sold by his dissipated son, 
to Sir Charles Duncombe, ancestor of 
the present proprietor, Lord Fever- 
sham. The parish is fertile in the val- 
lies and very extensive, being sixteen 
miles from north to south. It contains 
six townships, Bilsdale, Haram, Las- 
kill, Pockley, Rivaulx (in which is 
Duncombe Park), and Sproxton. En- 
tire population, 3458. 

Helmsley Gate, N.R. (5) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Bulmer, 6 miles N.E. from York ; in- 
habitants, 229 ; a vicarage, value 21. ; 
patron, the prebendary of Osbaldwick 
in York cathedral. 

Helmsley, Upper, N. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake of 
Bulmer, 7 miles N. E. from York; inha- 
bitants, 63 ; a rectory, value 41. 19*. 2d. ; 
patron, the King. 

Helperby, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Brafferton, wapentake 
of Bulmer, 5 miles N. E. from Borough- 
bridge; inhabitants, 611. 

Helperthorpe, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Buckrose, 9 miles N. W. from Drif- 
field; inhabitants, 157; a vicarage, 
value 41. Ids. 1d.\ patron, the Dean and 
Chapter of York. 



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Helwick, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
tbe township and parish of Bingley, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 5 miles E. from 
Keighley. 

Helwith, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of New Forest, parish of 
Kirkby Ravensworth, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 4 miles N. E. from Reeth. 
Hemingborough, E. R. (5) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Ouse and Derwent, 4 miles E. from 
Selby; inhabitants, 500; a vicarage, 
value 36/. 1*. ; patron, the King! This 
place, which is the southern point of 
the wapentake, is remarkable for the 
lofty spire of its church, which rising 
42 feet above the battlements of the 
steeple, forms a conspicuous object in 
this level country; the church was 
made collegiate in 1426, at the request 
of the monks and prior of Durham, 
but the establishment ceased at the dis • 
solution of the monasteries ; the edifice 
is well built, having three aisles and a 
transept : the parish is extensive, con- 
taining the townships of Barlby, Brock- 
enholme with Woodall, Cliff with Lund, 
South Dufiield, Menthorpe with Bow- 
thorpe and Osgodby. Entire popula- 
tion, 1855. 

HemingfIeld, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Wombwell, parish of 
Darfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, f> miles S. E. from Barnsley. 

Hemlington, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Stainton, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 4 miles N. from 
Stokesley ; inhabitants, 72. 

Hempholme, E.R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Leven, wapentake of 
Holderness, 8 miles S.E. from Driffield; 
inhabitants, 93. 

Hemswortii, W.R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 5§ miles S. from Pontefract ; 
inhabitants, 963; a rectory, value 
20/. Is. 0$</.; patron, William Wright- 
son, Esq. Here, the place of his birth, 
Archbishop Holgate founded a gram- 
mar school in 1546 ; and also an hos- 



pital for ten poor men and ten poor 
women, who are not to be under sixty 
years of age, when elected : a remark- 
able chancery suit, in 1816, restored to 
the master of the school, and the pension- 
ers, the profits of the estate of which they 
had fraudulently been deprived by the 
trustees, and thus the latter rose to a state 
of great ease and even affluence, enjoy- 
ing each not less than 100/. per annum. 
This parish contains several pleasant 
residences; Hemsworth Hall is the 
seat of Sir F. L. Wood, Bart. ; Hems- 
worth Lane, the seat of John Vincent, 
Esq., and Newstead Hall, the seat of 
J. Naylor, Esq. 

Hensall, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Snaith, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 3 miles W. from Snaith ; 
inhabitants, 233. 

Henwick Hall, E. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Scoreby, pa- 
rish of Gate Helmsley, wapentake of 
Ouse and Derwent, 6 miles N. E. from 
York. 

Heptonstall, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Halifax, wapen- 
take of Morley, 8 miles S. W. from 
Bradford ; inhabitants, 4543 ; a cha- 
pelry to Halifax. In this township is 
Stoneshaw Gate, the seat of Gamaliel 
Sutcliffe,Esq. Here is a grammar school 
founded by the Rev. C. Greenwood, in 
1642. A large part of this town was 
burnt, in a skirmish during the civil wars. 
Heptonstall Park, formerly a part of 
the forest of Hardwick, now disforested 
and turned into farms, forms a large 
part of the township of Erringden. 

Heptonstall Slack, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Hepworth, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Kirkburton, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 7 miles S. from Hudders- 
field ; inhabitants, 1048. 

Hermit Hill, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Wortley, parish of 
Tankersley, wapentake of Staincross, 
5 miles S. from Barnsley. 

Herringthorpe, W. R. (8) a 



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hamlet in- the township and parish of 
Whiston, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2 miles E. from Rotherham. 

Heslerton, East, E. R. (6) a 
township in the parish of West Hesler- 
ton, wapentake of Buckrose, 8 miles N. 
from Sledmere; inhabitants, 196 j a 
chapelry to West Heslerton. 

Heslerton, West, E. R. (6) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Buckrose, 8 miles N. from Sled- 
mere j inhabitants, 273 ; a rectory, 
value 21/. 6s. Sd. ; patron, the King. 
Here is the 6eat of J. R. Foulis, Esq. ; 
the parish contains the township of 
East Heslerton. Entire population, 469. 
Heslington, E. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of St. Lawrence, York, 
wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, 2 
miles S. E. from York 5 inhabitants, 
513 ; the chapel here is a perpetual 
curacy; patron, the Prebendary of 
Ampleforth in York cathedral. Here 
is an hospital for nine poor persons. 
Heslington Hall, the seat of Henry 
Yarburgh, Esq. is a magnificent speci- 
men of the style of building which pre- 
vailed in the age of queen Elizabeth. 

Hessay, (5) a township in the pa- 
rish of Moor Monkton, in the Ainsty, 
6 miles W. from York ; inhabitants, 161. 
Hessle, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hull- 
shire, 5 miles S. W. from Hull ; inha- 
bitants, 1021 ; a vicarage, value 
10 1. 7s. Id.; patron, the King. This 
village is situated near the Huniber, 
and ship building is carried on to a 
considerable extent. Here is an an- 
cient ferry to the opposite town of 
Barton, in Lincolnshire. Hessle Mount 
is the seat of J. R. Watson, Esq., and 
Hesslewood House, the seat of J. R. 
Pearse, Esq. 

Hessleden, W.R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Halton 
Gill, parish of Arnecliffe, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 8 miles N.W. from Ket- 
tlewell. 

Hessleskew, E.R. (6) a hamlet 



in the township and parish of Sancton, 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 3 miles 
8. E. from Market Weigh ton. 

Hetton, W. R. (4) a township with 
Boardley, in the parish of Burnsall, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 miles N. 
from Skipton; inhabitants, 180. 

Hewby, W. R. (5) a small hamlet 
in the township of Weeton, parish of 
Harewood, wapentake of Claro, 5 miles 
E, from Otley. 

Hewick Bridge, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Ripon, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 2 miles E. from Ri- 
pon ; inhabitants, 77. 

Hewick Copt, W.R, (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Ripon, wapentake 
of Claro, 2 miles E. from Ripon ; in- 
habitants, 131 ; Copt Hewick Lodge is 
the seat of W. Charnock, Esq. 

Heworth, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parishes of St. Cuthbert, St. Saviour, 
and St. Giles, York, wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 1 mileN.E. from York; inhabi- 
tants, 146. 

Hexthorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Balby, parish of Don- 
caster, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 2 miles S, W. from Doncaster. 

Hickleton, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 6 miles W. from 
Doncaster; inhabitants, 153; a per- 
petual curacy; patron, G. W. Went- 
worth, Esq., whose seat of Hickleton 
Hall, is seated in a rich and fertile 
country. 

Hiendley, North, or Cold, W. 
R. (8) a township with Havercroft, in 
the parish of Felkirk, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 6 miles N. E. from Barns- 
ley ; inhabitants, 189. 

Hiendley, South, W.R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Felkirk, wa- 
pentake of Staincross, 6 miles N.E. 
from Barnsley ; inhabitants, 166. 

Higham, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Barugh, parish of Dar- 
ton, wapentake of Staincross, 2 miles 
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High Ash, W.R. (5) a hamlet in 

the township and parish of Pannall, 
wapentake of Claro, 2 miles S. W. from 
High Harrogate. 

High Close House, N.R. (2) a 
small hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of Stanwick St. John, wapentake 
of Gilling West, 6 miles N. from Rich- 
mond. 

High Ellers, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Cantley, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 
miles S. E. from Doncaster. 

High Field, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Ecclesall Bierlow, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 1 mile S. from 
Sheffield. 

High Field, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Thurgoland, parish 
of Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, 
5 miles W. from Penistone. 

High Field, W.R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 1 
mile E. from Slaidburn. 

High Field Lanes, W. R. (8) a 
small hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of Womersley, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 5 miles S. E. from Poa- 
tefract. 

High Flatts, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Denby, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 3f 
miles N. W. from Penistone. 

Highgate, W. R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Thorlsby, parish 
of Skipton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 
miles N. W. from Skipton. 

Highgate Lane, W.R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Lepton, parish 
of Kirkheaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
4 miles S. E. from Huddersfield. 

High Green, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Eccles- 
lield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 8 miles N. from Sheffield. 

High House, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Nether llallaui, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 



forth and Tickhill, 2 miles N. from 
Sheffield. 

High Royd, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Warley, parish of Hali- 
fax, wapentake of Morley, 3 miles W. 
from Halifax. 

High Royd House, W.R. (7). 
See Honley. 

High Sunderland, W. R. (7) a 
small hamlet in the township of North- 
owram, parish of Halifax, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 1 mile N. from Halifax. 

High Town, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Liversedge, parish 
of Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 7 
miles E. from Halifax. 

High Thorn, W. R. (5). See 
Husthwaite. 

Hildenley, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Appleton le Street, wa- 
pentake of Bulmer, 2§ miles W. from 
Malton ; inhabitants, 23. Here is the 
seat of George Strickland, Esq. 

Heldertiiorpe, E.R. (G) a town- 
chip with Wilsthorpe, in the parish of 
Bridlington, wapentake of Dickering, 
1§ mile S. from Bridlington ; inha- 
bitants, 51. 

Hillam, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Monk Fryston, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 9 miles S. from Tad- 
caster ; inhabitants, 269. 

Hiller Green, N. R. (3) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Hackness, wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 7 miles W. from Scarborough. 

Hill Foot or Bank, W.R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Nether Hal- 
lam, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 1£ mile N. W. 
from Sheffield. 

Hills, The, W.R. (8) small ham- 
lets in the township of Brightside Bier- 
low, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles N. from 
Sheffield. 

Hill Top, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Thorn- 
hill, wapentake of" Agbrigg, 7 miles 
S.W. from Wakefield. 



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Hill Top, W. R. (7) a small ham- 
let in the township of Shelley, parish of 
Kirkburton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6§ 
S. E. from Huddersfield. 

Hill Top, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Kimberworth, 
parish of Rotherham, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles W. 
from Rotherham. 

Hilston, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder - 
ness, 13 miles S. from Hornsea ; in- 
habitants, 39 ; a rectory, value 51. ; 
patron, the Rev. C. Sykes. This small 
village is situated near the sea coast. 

Hilton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 4 miles E. from Yarm ; inha- 
bitants, 135 ; a perpetual curacy ; pa- 
tron, Lord George Cavendish. This 
parish was formerly a chapel of ease 
to Rudby. 

Hinderskelfe, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship, extra-parochial, in the wapentake 
of Bulmer, 6 miles W. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 159. Here was an old cas- 
tle, built in the reign of Edward III,, 
which was burnt down, and on its site 
has been erected the present magnificent 
edifice, Castle Howard, the seat of the 
Earl of Carlisle, built by Sir John Van- 
burgh, in the year 1714, and which is, 
unquestionably, one of the most princely 
mansions in the kingdom ; it contains a 
noble collection of pictures and statues, 
amongst which, that chef-d'oeuvre of 
Annibal Caracci, the three Marys, is 
eminently conspicuous. The park and 
pleasure grounds correspond with the 
grandeur of the house, and are orna- 
mented with several elegant structures. 
The family mausoleum is a circular 
building, 90 feet in height, and 50 in 
diameter; over the vault is a chapel, 
surmounted by a dome : in the park is 
an obelisk, erected in 1714, to comme- 
morate the victories of the Duke of 
Marlborough; and at a proper dis- 
tance is an appropriate monument to 
the memory of a still greater hero, 



Nelson, inscribed in letters of gold, 
with the immortal names of Aboukir, 
Copenhagen, Trafalgar. The victories 
of Queen Anne's general, we have lived 
to see surpassed ; to the glories of the 
naval commander — what rival has ever 
approached ? 

Hinderwell, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 14 miles E. from Guisborough; 
inhabitants, 1483 ; a rectory, value 15/.; 
patron, Lady Boynton. This parish, 
situated on the east, is much exposed 
to the depredations of the ocean; it 
contains the township of Rousby. En- 
tire population, 1719. 

Hindlethwaite, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Carlton High 
Dale, parish of Coverham, wapentake 
of Hang West, 6 miles S. W. from Mid- 
dleham. 

Hipperholme, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship with Brighouse, in the parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 2 miles 
E. from Halifax; inhabitants, 3936'. 
Here is a free school, founded by Mat- 
thew Broadley, in 1 647. In this town- 
ship are Cliffe Hill, the seat of the Miss 
Walkers ; Crow Nest, the seat of John 
Walker, Esq. ; Slead Hall, the seat of 
A. F. Macauley, Esq. ; and an ancient 
mansion, now fallen to decay, called 
Winteredge. 

Hipswell, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Catterick, wapentake of 
Hang East, 3 miles S. from Richmond ; 
inhabitants, 273; a chapelry to Cat- 
terick. Hipswell Lodge is the seat of 
Thomas Hutchinson, Esq. 

Hive, or Hythe, E. R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township of Gilberdike, pa- 
rish of Eastrington, wapentake of How- 
denshire, 8 miles W. from South Cave. 

Hogley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Austonley, parish of Al- 
mondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 
miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Holbeck, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Leeds, wapentake of Mor- 
ley ; inhabitants, 7151 ; a chapelry to 



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Leeds. This township is situated on the 
south bank of the Aire, and adjoins to 
Leeds ; it is full of manufacturing esta- 
blishments on a very extensive scale. 

Holden, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Bolton, wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 5 miles W. from 
Gisburn. 

Holderclough, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Bat- 
ley, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles N. 
from Dewsbury. 

Holderness, E. R. (6, 7) a wa- 
pentake in the East Riding, bounded 
on the north by the wapentake of Dick- 
ering, on the west by the divisions of 
Bainton and Hunsley Beacon, and a 
small part of Hullshire, on the south 
by the Humber, and on the east by the 
German Ocean; it is separated into 
three divisions, or constableries. The 
general surface is flat, but the country 
has been much improved by drainage, 
and the wapentake is now wealthy and 
fertile. It contains 4 market towns, 88 
townships, 47 of which are parishes ; 
5105 houses; and 27,428 inhabitants. 
Holdsworth, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Ovenden, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake^ Morley, 4 miles 
N. from Halifax. 

Holdsworth, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Bradfield, pa- 
rish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 1§ mile S. E. from 
Bradfield. 

Hole of Hercum, N. R. (3) a 
hamlet in the townships of Levisham 
and Lockton, parish of Levisham, wa- 
pentake of Pickering Lythe, 8 miles 
N. E. from Pickering. 

Hole House, W. R. (1). See 
Howgill. 

Holegate, or Holdgate, (5) a 
township in the parish of Acomb, in 
the Ainsty, 1§ mile W. from York; 
inhabitants, 83. The grammarian, 
Lindley Murray, passed here the lat- 
ter years of his life, and wrote many 
of those lucky and lucrative works, 



which have surpassed in popularity 
any preceding publications on the same 
6ubject. 

Hollin Edge, W. R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township of Elland, pa- 
rish of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 
3 miles S. from Halifax. 

Holling, W. R. (5). See Kil- 
linghall. 

Hollingrove, W. R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township of Quick, parish 
of Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 1 mile N. E. from Dobcross. 

Hollings Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Warley. 

Hollin Hall, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ilkley, wapentake of Skyrack, 8 miles 
E. from Skipton. 

Hollin Hall, W. R. (5). See 
Aismunderby. 

Hollin Hill, N. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Yearsley, pa- 
rish of Coxwold, wapentake of Bulmer, 
3 miles N. E. from Easingwold. 

Hollins, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township of Steeton, parish of 
Keighley, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 
miles N. from Keighley. 

Hollinthorpe, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Crigglestone, 
parish of Sandal Magna, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 4 J miles S. from Wakefield. 

Holly Hall, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Hunshelf, pa- 
rish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 4 miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Holly Hill, N. R. (2). See 
Well. 

Hollym, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 2 miles N. E. from Patrington ; 
inhabitants, 260 ; a vicarage, value 9/. 
19s. 2d. ; patron, E. H. Barker, Esq. 
This village is pleasantly seated near 
the coast. The parish contains the 
township of Withernsea. Entire po- 
pulation, 368. 

Holme, N. R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Pickhill, wapentake oi Aller- 



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tonshire, 6 miles S. E. from Bedale ; 
inhabitants, 102. 

Holme, W. R. (7) a township in the 
parish of Almondbury, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 8 miles S. from Huddersfield ; 
inhabitants, 459. 

Holme, W. R. (5) a small hamlet 
in the township of Darley, parish of 
Hampsthwaite, wapentake of Claro, 4 
miles W. from Ripley. 

Holme, W. R. (8) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Owston, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 4 miles N. 
from Doncaster. 

Holme, North, N.R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkdale, wapen- 
take of Rydale, 10 miles, N. W. from 
Mai ton ; inhabitants, 24. 

Holme, South, N. R, (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Hovingham, wa- 
pentake of Rydale, 8 miles N. W. from 
Malton ; inhabitants, 66. 

Holme on Spalding Moor, E. R. 
(5) a parish and township in the divi- 
sion of Holme Beacon, 4§ miles S. 
from Pocklington ; a vicarage, value 
10/.; patron, St. John's College, Cam- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 1518. This vil- 
lage is remarkable for a hill, of no 
great elevation, which commands an 
extensive prospect over the surround- 
ing flat country. Here is a large brick 
mansion, built at various periods, the 
seat of the Hon. C. Langdale ; and also 
Holme House, the seat of B. J. Clark- 
son, Esq. 

Holme on the Wolds, E. R. (6) 
a parish and township in the division 
of Bainton Beacon, 5 miles N. E. from 
Market Weighton ; inhabitants, 138 ; 
a perpetual curacy ; patron, the Duke 
of Devonshire. 

Holme Beacon, E. R. (5, 6) one 
of the four divisions of the extensive 
wapentake of Hart Hill ; it is bounded 
on the north by Wilton Beacon, on the 
west by the river Derwent, on the south 
by Howdenshire, and on the east by 
Bainton and Hunsley Beacons. It con- 
tains 1 market town, 25 townships, 12 



of which are parishes ; 1379 houses ; 
and 8569 inhabitants. 

Holmefirth, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Wooldale, parish of 
Kirkburton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 
miles S. from Huddersfield ; a chapelry 
to Kirkburton; fair, October 30. This 
populous village is singularly situated 
at the base, and on the acclivities of 
three lofty hills ; its inhabitants are 
chiefly occupied in the woollen cloth 
manufacture. 

Holme Houses, or High Holme, 
W. R. (4) a hamlet in the township and 
parish of Keighley, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 2 miles W. from Keighley. 

Holme House, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Fountains 
Earth, parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 3 miles N. W. from 
Pateley Bridge. 

Holmes, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Kimberworth, parish of Ro- 
therham, wapentake of StrafForth and 
Tickhill, 1§ mile W. from Rotherham. 

Holmpton, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 4 miles E. from Patrington ; 
inhabitants, 256; a rectory, value 
A I. 5*. Ad. ; patron, the King. The 
boundaries of this parish, adjoining 
Hollym, are difficult to ascertain. In 
this parish is the seat of Richard La- 
cey, Esq. ; Rysome, the seat of G. H. 
Sherwood, Esq., is in the township of 
Holmpton, but in the parish of Hollym. 

Holtby, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
5 miles N. E. from York ; inhabitants, 
170 ; a rectory, value 8/. ; patroness, 
Mrs. Nelson. 

Holtby, N. R. (2) a township 
with Ainderby Myers, in the parish of 
Hornby, wapentake of Hang East, 3 
miles N: from Bedale ; inhabitants, 
79. Holtby House is the seat of Tho- 
mas Robinson, Esq. 

Holvvick, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Romaldkirk, wapentake 
of Gilling West, 7 miles N. W. from 



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Romaldkirk; inhabitants, 201. In this 
township is Great Force, one of the 
finest cataracts in England, formed by 
the precipitous descent of the river 
Tees, amidst much picturesque and 
beautiful scenery. 

Holywell Green, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the township of Stainland, 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 5 miles S. from Halifax. A mine- 
ral spring has been discbvercd here, 
which is supposed to be the strongest 
chalybeate hitherto analyzed. 

Honley, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Almondbury, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 4 miles S. from Hudders- 
field ; inhabitants, 3501 ; a chapelry to 
Almondbury. In this township is High 
Royd House, the seat of Thomas Beau- 
mont, Esq. 

Hoober, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Brampton Bierlow, parish 
of Wath upon Dearn, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles N. from 
Rotherham. 

Hoobrom, W. R. (7). See Aus- 
tonley. 

Hood Grange and Hill, N. R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Kil- 
burn, wapentake of Birdforth, 7 miles 
E. from Thirsk; inhabitants, 30. Here 
was once a hermitage to the monastery 
of Whitby ; it is now a farm house. 

Hood Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Stainbrough, parish 
of Silkstone, wapentake of Staincross, 
5£ miles S. W. from Barnsley. 

Hood, or Hut Greek, W. R. (8) 
a hamlet in the township of Egbrough, 
parish of Kellington, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 5 miles W. from Snaith. 

Hoodland, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Langsett, parish 
of Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 
2£ miles S. W. from Penistone. 

HooK,W. R. (8) a township in the 
parish of Snaith, wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 2 miles S. from Howden ; in- 
habitants, 293 ; achapelry to Snaith. 
Hooks, N. R. (6) a small hamlet 



m the township and parish of Tunstall, 
wapentake of Holderness, 9 miles S. E. 
from Hornsea. 

Hooton, High, or Levett, W. R. 
(8) a township in the parish of Maltby, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 

5 miles W. from Tickhill ; inhabitants, 
95. Here is the seat of William 
Hoylc, Esq. 

Hooton, or Hutton Pagnall, 
W. R. (8) a parish and township in the 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 

6 miles N. W. from Doncaster ; inha- 
bitants, 326 ; a vicarage, value hi. 
10*. 2\d. ; patrons, the Governors of 
Wakefield Grammar School. Here is 
the seat of St. Andrew Warde, Esq. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Bilham and Stotfold. Entire popu- 
lation, 409. 

Hooton Roberts, W. R. (8) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 7% miles 
S. W. from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 
190 ; a rectory, value 71. lis. 8rf. ; 
patron, Earl Fitzwilliam. The Hall 
House here, the property of Earl Fitz- 
william, was one of the seats of the 
Earl of Strafforth, in the reign of 
Charles I. 

Hooton Slade, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Laugh- 
ton en le Morthen, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 5 miles S. W. from 
Tickhill. Here is the seat of William 
Mirfin, Esq. 

Hope, N. R. (1) a township in the 
parish of Barningham, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 4 miles S. W. from Greta 
Bridge ; inhabitants, 44. 

Hopperton, W. R. (5) a township 
with Allerton Maulevercr, parish of Al- 
lerton, wapentake of Claro, 5 miles N. 
from Wetherby ; inhabitants, 2/6. 

Hopton, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Mirfield, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 3$ miles N. E. 
from Huddersfield. 

Horbury, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Wakefield, wapentake 



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of Agbrigg, 2$ miles S.W. from Wake- 
field ; inhabitants, 2475 ; a chapelry to 
Wakefield. The chapel is modern, 
erected at the expense, and after the 
design of the late eminent architect, 
Mr. Carr, a native of this place, and 
is at once a monument of his skill and 
liberality. 

Hordron, W. R. (7) a small ham- 
let in the township of Langsett, parish 
of Penistore, wapentake of Staincross, 
5 miles S. W. from Penistone. 

Hornby, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hang 
East, 5 miles N. W. from Bedale ; in- 
habitants, 102 ; a vicarage, value 61. 
I5s.6d. ; patron, the Dean and Chapter 
of York. Hornby Castle, the seat of the 
Duke of Leeds, was the last fortress 
erected in Richmondshire : it is a spa- 
cious structure of mixed architecture, 
and of different ages ; but the effect of 
the whole is grand and imposing, and it 
commands a noble prospect, combin- 
ing many picturesque advantages. The 
parish contains the townships of Ain- 
derby and Hackforth. Entire popu- 
lation, 515. 

Hornby, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Great Smeaton, wa- 
pentake of Allertonshire, 8 miles N. 
from Northallerton; inhabitants, 238. 
Hornby Grange is the seat of Henry 
Hewgill, Esq. 

Hornington, (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Bolton Percy, 
in the Ainsty, 2f miles S. E. from 
Tadcaster. 

Hornsea, E. R. (6) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Holderness, 12 miles N.E. from 
Beverley, 45 E. from York, 195 from 
London ; inhabitants, 790 ; a vicarage, 
value 13/. 5s. Ad. ; patron, the King ; 
market, Monday, but somewhat dis- 
used; faii-s, August 12, December 17. 
This village, now bordering on the 
ocean, was once twelve miles from the 
shore, and the sea is making almost 
daily encroachments. Hornsea has 



of late become a fashionable watering 
place ; it consists of four straggling 
streets, with a market-place. The 
church is a spacious structure, and 
was formerly noted for its lofty spire, 
serving for a sea-mark, but which was 
destroyed by a hurricane more than a 
hundred years since. Hornsea Mere is 
a lake, covering from 4 to 500 acres ; 
it is interspersed with several wooded 
islands, and some parts of the edge 
have been embanked, and planted with 
alders : it abounds with excellent fresh- 
waterfish, and is enlivened by the resort 
of various aquatic birds : it is nearly 
two miles in length, and three quarters 
of a mile wide, and, except Malham 
Water, is the only lake in Yorkshire. 

Hornthwaite, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Thurlstone, 
parish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 1 mile W. from Penistone. 

Horsehouse, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Carlton High Dale, 
parish of Coverham, wapentake of Hang 
West, 7 miles S. W. from Middleham ; 
a chapelry to Coverham. 

Horsforth, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Guiseley, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 6' miles N. W. from Leeds ; 
inhabitants, 2824. This populous vil- 
lage is chiefly occupied in the woollen 
manufacture ; an episcopal chapel was 
erected here in 1758. Horsforth Hall 
is the seat of the Rev. J. A. Rhodes. 

Horshold, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Erringden, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 8 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Horton in Ribblesdale, W. R. 
(4) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Ewcross, 5§ miles N. from 
Settle ; inhabitants, 558 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, Dr. Holden. Here is 
a free grammar school of great note, 
founded in 1725, by John Armistead. 
In this parish are the sources of the 
Ribble and the WTiarfe ; to the east is 
PennigcntHill, a towering mountain, at 
whose base are two frightful chasms, 



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called Hulpit and Huntpit Holes ; 
through each of them runs a subterra- 
neous brook, which emerges at a con- 
siderable distance ; on the west side of 
the mountain are the remains of some 
ancient places of interment, called the 
Giants' Graves ; but the skeletons dis- 
covered here do not exceed the ordi- 
nary size. To the western boundary 
of the parish are the skirts of Ingle- 
borough Hill, which extends its im- 
mense lime-stone base into the adjoin- 
ing parishes of Bentham and Clapham ; 
this mountain is 2361 feet in height; 
the top is flat, and nearly a mile in 
circumference ; the summit is of a 
gritty sand-stone ; it commands a no- 
ble view ; and here was anciently a 
beacon, to communicate any sudden 
alarm. Ingleborough is the first land 
descried by sailors in their voyage from 
Dublin to Lancaster. 

Horton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Gisburn, >vapentake of 
Staincliffe, 5 miles N. E. from Gis- 
burn ; inhabitants, 187. 

Horton, Great, W.R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bradford, wapen- 
take of Morley, 2 miles S. W. from 
Bradford; inhabitants, 7192; a cha- 
pelry to Bradford. In this township 
are Horton House, the seat of Mrs. 
Booth ; Croft House, the seat of Sa- 
muel Hailstone, Esq. ; and Westbrook 
House, the seat of Rich. Fawcett, Esq. 

Horton, Little, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Great Horton, 
parish of Bradford, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 1 mile S. from Bradford. Here is 
the seat of F. S. Bridges, Esq. 

Hot 1 1 am, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Hunsley 
Beacon, 3 miles N. W. from South 
Cave ; inhabitants, 293 ; a rectory, va- 
lue 10/. 0*. 7£rf. ; patron, the King. 
Hotham House, long the property of 
the ancient family of the Hothams of 
Dalton, now the seat of H. B. Peters, 
Esq., is in the adjoining parish of 
North Cave 



Hotham Carrs, E. R. (6}-a small 
hamlet in the preceding parish. 

Hotiieroyd, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of South Hiendley, parish 
of Felkirk, wapentake of Staincross, 5 
miles N. E. from Barnslcy. The an- 
cient hall here was formerly the resi- 
dence of the ancestors of Lord Galway. 

Houghton, E. R. (6) a township 
with Sancton, in the parish of Sancton, 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 6 miles 
N. W. from South Cave ; inhabitants, 
334. Houghton Hall is the seat of, the 
Hon. C. Langdale. 

Houghton, or Glass Houghton, 
W. R. (8) a township in the parish of 
Castleford, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
2 miles N. W. from Pontefract ; inha- 
bitants, 412. 

Houghton, Great, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Darfield, wa- 
pentake of Straff or th and Tickhill, 6 
miles E. from Barnsley ; inhabitants, 
287. In this township arc Burntwood 
Lodge, the seat of William Marsden, 
Esq. ; and Houghton Hall, the seat of 
Rhodes Milnes, Esq. 

Houghton, Little, W. R. (8) 
a township in the parish of Darfield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
7 miles E. from Barnsley ; inhabi- 
tants, 112. 

Houghton Chapel, W. R. (4). 
See Gisburn Forest. 

Houndhill Hall, W.R. (8). See 
Ackworth. 

Housley Hall, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Hovingham, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 7 miles W. from Malton ; inha- 
bitants, 649; a perpetual curacy ; pa- 
tron, the Earl of Carlisle. Hovingham 
Hall is the seat of Edward Worsley, 
Esq. ; it appears to be built nearly on 
the site of a Roman villa, as a tessel- 
lated pavement, with some other an 
ti<jue remains, have been discovered 



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Tiie parish contains the townships of 
Airyholme, Cotton, Fryton, Scackle- 
ton, South Holme, and Wath. Entire 
population, 1115. 

How Brook, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Wortley, pa- 
rish of Tankersley, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 6 miles S. from Barnsley. 

Howden, E. R. (8) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Howdenshire, 10 miles N. E. 
from Snaith, 20 S.S.E. from York, 180 
from London ; inhabitants, 2080 ; a 
perpetual curacy ; patron, the King 5 
market, Saturday ; fairs, second Tues- 
day in January, second Tuesday after 
July 11, October 2, and six preceding 
days for horses, and which is the great- 
est horse fair in the kingdom. This 
town is of considerable antiquity, but 
contains nothing remarkable, except 
its line church, and the remains of the 
ancient palace of the Bishops of Dur- 
ham, now converted into a farm-house ; 
the courts of the bishop, to whom the 
manor yet belongs, are held in a large 
building, called the Moot Hall, in the 
market-place : the church, which was 
formerly collegiate, is partly in ruins, 
the roof of the chancel or choir, at 
the east end, haying fallen in, in 1696 : 
these ruins possess great beauty and 
interest : the date of the church is the 
thirteenth century, but the square tower 
was heightened by Bishop Skirlaw, in 
1390, and is a very noble object. The 
chapter-house, now dilapidated, was re- 
markable for its symmetry and deli- 
cacy. Howden is situated in a flat 
country, about half a mile from the 
river Ouse ; it gave birth to John de 
Hoveden, an ancient monkish histo- 
rian, chaplain to Henry II. Here is the 
seat of R. A. Worsop, Esq. The pa- 
rish contains the numerous townships 
of Asselby, Barmby on the Marsh, 
Belby, Cotness, Kilpin, Knedlington, 
Laxton, Metham, Salt marsh, Skelton, 
Thorpe, and Yokcfleet, Entire popu- 
lation, 4443. 



Howden Dyke, E. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the preceding parish and town- 
ship. Here is a ferry over the Ouse. 

Howdenshire, E. R. (5,6,8,9) 
a wapentake in the East Riding, bound- 
ed on the north by Holme Beacon, on 
the west by the river Derwent, on the 
south by the Ouse, and on the east by 
Hunsley Beacon. It contains one mar- 
ket town, 26 townships, 5 of which are 
parishes, 1459 houses, and 7805 in- 
habitants. 

Howe, N. R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Pickhill, wapentake of Halli- 
keld, 5 miles S. W. from Thirsk ; in- 
habitants, 32. 

Howe, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Old Malton, 
wapentake of Rydale, 2 miles N. from 
Malton. 

Howe Hill, N.R. (2). SeeNewby. 

Howgill, W.R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sedbergh, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 2 miles N. W. 
from Sedbergh, to which place it is a 
chapelry. Here is a small endowed 
grammar school, and also Hole Hill, 
the seat of Anthony Wilkinson, Esq. 

Howgill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Rimington, parish of 
Gisburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 
miles S. from Gisburn. 

Howgill, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Barden, parish of Skip- 
ton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 7 miles 
N. E. from Skipton. 

Howgrave, N. R. (5) a township 
with Sutton, in the parish of Kirkling- 
ton, wapentake of Hallikeld, 6 miles N. 
from Ripon ; inhabitants, 122 ; a farm 
forming part of this township is in the 
parish of Pickhill, and another farm in 
the parish of Ripon. 

Howlands, N.R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Mar- 
rick, wapentake of Gilling West, 3 
miles N. E. from Reeth. 

Howley Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Batley. 

Howlsike, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 



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the township and parish of Dauby, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 10 miles S. E. 
from Guisborough. 

Howorth Hall, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of B rinds worth, 
parish of Rotherham, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 2§ miles S. 
from Rotherham. 

How Royd, W.R. (7). See Bark- 
island. 

Howsham, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Scrayingham, wapentake 
of Buckrose, 6 miles S. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 225. Howsham Hall is 
the seat of George Cholmley, Esq. 

Howthorpe, N. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Airyholme, 
parish of Hovingham, wapentake of 
Rydale, 7 miles W. from Malton , 

Hoyland, High, W. R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Staincross, 6 miles N. from Penistone; 
inhabitants, 268 ; a rectory, in two 
medieties, value 5/. 3s. 4r/. each, but 
now united ; patron, T. W. Beaumont, 
Esq. The parish contains the town- 
ship of West Clayton. Entire popula- 
tion, 1122. 

Hoyland Swaine, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Silkstone, 
wapentake of Staincross, 2 miles N. E. 
from Penistone ; inhabitants, 738. 

Hoyland, Upper, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Wath upon 
Dearn, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles S. from Barnsley ; in- 
habitants, 1229 ; a chapclry to Wath. 

Hoyland, Nether, W.R. (8) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Huby, N. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Sutton on the Forest, wapen- 
take of Buhner, 4 miles S. E. from 
Easingwold; inhabitants, 497. 

Hubberholme, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Buckden, parish 
of Arnecliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
5§ miles N. from Kettlewell; a chapelry 
to Arnecliffe. This chapel is situated in 
a sequestered spot, on the north bank 
of the river Wharfe, and is of great 
antiquity. 



Huddersfield, W.R. (7) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 8 miles S.E. from 
Halifax, 39 S. W. from York, 1 89 from 
London ; inhabitants, 13,284 ; a vicar- 
age, value 17/. 13*. 4rf.; patron, Sir 
John Ramsden, Bart. ; market, Tues- 
day; fairs, May 14 and 15, October 4. 
This town stands on the small river 
Colne, and though situated on a barren 
soil, is highly rich and populous, from 
the advantages afforded by its coal and 
waterfalls to the woollen manufacture, 
of which it is one of the great marts. 
Here is a spacious cloth hall, erected 
by Sir John Ramsden, in 1765, in 
which, on market days, an incredible 
deal of business is transacted. Hud- 
dersfield affords small matter of anti- 
quarian research ; the church of St. 
Peter is an ancient plain building, but 
Trinity church, erected at Green Head, 
at the sole expense of B. Haigh Allen, 
Esq., in 1817, is an elegant structure 
in the Gothic style. With the exception 
of two or three houses, Sir John Rams- 
den, Bart, is the sole proprietor of the 
town of Huddersfield, which affords him 
a princely income ; the Ramsden canal, 
is a cut about three miles long from the 
Huddersfield canal, to the river Calder, 
and thus affords to the town a facility of 
inland navigation, both with the eastern 
and western parts of the kingdom. 
In the township, are Birkby, the seat 
of J. Holroyd, Esq. ; Fartown, the seat 
of B. Shires, Esq. ; Greenhcad, the seat 
of B. Haigh Allen, Esq.; Spring Wood, 
the seat of Joseph Haigh, Esq.; and 
Wood House, the seat of John Whit- 
acre, Esq. The parish is extensive, 
and contains the townships of Golcar, 
Lindley, Longwood, Marsden, Scain- 
monden with Dean Head, and Slaith- 
waite. Entire population, 24,220. 

Huddersfield Canal, W.R. (7) 
begins at Huddersfield, and taking a 
south-westerly course, enters a tunnel 
near Marsden, of three miles and a half 
in length, under Pule Hill; it emerges 
mar Dobcross, and leaves the county 



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of York near Lidgate, soon after it 
joins the Ashton and Oldham Canal at 
a small distance from Manchester : it 
is to be regretted that this noble under- 
taking, producing so many advantages 
to the barren district through which it 
passes, has been hitherto so unpro- 
ductive to the proprietors. 

Huddleston, W.R. (5) a town- 
ship with Lumby, in the parish of 
Sherburn, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 
6 miles S. from Tadcaster; inhabi- 
tants, 184. Huddleston Hall, formerly 
the seat of Sir Edward Hungate, is 
now a farm house. In this village is a 
quarry of excellent freestone. 

Hudswell, N. R. (I) a township 
in the parish of Catterick, wapentake 
of Hang West, 2 miles S. W. from 
Richmond ; inhabitants, 305 ; a cha- 
pelry to Catterick. 

Huggate, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Wilton 
Beacon, 9 miles N. from Market Weigh - 
ton ; inhabitants, 413 ; a rectory, value 
15/. ; patron, the King. Races are 
held here in the latter end of July. 

Hugh Green, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Birstwith, pa- 
rish of Hampsthwaite, wapentake of 
Claro, 3§ miles S.W. from Ripley. 

Hull, Kingston upon, E. R. (9) 
a borough and market town, in the 
wapentake of Hullshire, 8 miles W. 
from Hedon, 38 E.S.E. from York, 
174 from London ; inhabitants, 28,624. 
This town contains two parishes; St. 
Mary, a perpetual curacy; patron, 
Samuel Thornton, Esq. : and the Holy 
Trinity, a vicarage; patron, the Cor- 
poration. Market, Tuesday and Friday ; 
fair, October 10. Hull has sent two 
members to parliament from its first 
incorporation, in 1299; who are re- 
turned by the free burgesses, somewhat 
exceeding in number 2000. The town 
is governed by a mayor, recorder, and 
twelve aldermen, with several minor 
officers. Here is a grammar school, 
founded in 1486, by bishop Alcock: 
amongst the masters who have dis- 



tinguished themselves, are John Clarke) 
known by his literal translations of se- 
veral of the Classics, formerly consider- 
ed as the refuge of idle school boys, 
but which seem to be the basis of the 
modern Hamiltonian system of instruc- 
tion ; and Joseph Milner, author of a 
partial and prejudiced " History of the 
Church of Christ." The charities of 
Hull are numerous, and well conducted ; 
the Trinity House, for the relief of de- 
cayed seamen and their widows, was 
first instituted in 1569, and it is also the 
Court-house of the incorporation of the 
Trinity company, who possess a sort of 
admiralty jurisdiction; the building is 
spacious, and containing many curiosi- 
ties, is much visited by strangers : the 
Maison Dieu, founded by Michael de la 
Pole, Duke of Suffolk,in 1314 : Lister's, 
Gregg's, Crowle's,Watson's, Gee's, and 
Harrison's hospitals, are endowments 
for the relief of poor and aged persons : 
there are also various other benevolent 
institutions, and particularly the General 
Infirmary, which affords relief to the 
sick, on a very extensive scale. Hull can 
boast of its docks, at the time of their 
construction, the largest in the king- 
dom ; its botanic garden, its exchange, 
its theatre, its custom-house, and other 
public buildings, and a very fine eques- 
trian statue of William III., by Schee- 
maker, erected in 1734. The streets, in 
the older part of the town, are narrow 
and disagreeable ; but several of the 
more modern, are airy and spacious, 
though taste is not conspicuous in the 
general style of architecture. The 
church of the Holy Trinity is the largest 
parochial church, not collegiate, in the 
kingdom ; it was begun in the reign of 
Edward I., and is a stately structure, 
consisting of a nave, chancel, and tran- 
sept, from which rises a handsome 
square tower ; this church is partly of 
brick, and is the most ancient speci- 
men of any edifice built with that ma- 
terial in England, since the departure of 
the Romans : this venerable fabric has 
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tion ; some of its ornaments have been 
suffered to fall to decay, and it has been 
much obscured by unsightly shambles, 
which however have latterly been re- 
moved. In the interior are some splen- 
did ancient monuments, and a tolerable 
painting of the Last Supper, byParmen- 
tier. St. Mary's church has been con- 
structed at different periods, and pre- 
sents nothing remarkable ; St. John's 
church, in Trinity parish, was erected in 
1792; it is a neat brick building. The 
meeting houses of the various classes of 
dissenters are numerous. The ancient 
ditches, drawbridges, and other mili- 
tary works, long the supposed security 
of the town, are no longer seen, their 
place being supplied by modern bat- 
teries. The situation of Hull, as a place 
of defence and commercial importance, 
is singularly advantageous, being placed 
on the west angle, where the river 
Hull falls into the Humber ; and from 
all attack by land, it is secure, from the 
facility of flooding the meadows sur- 
rounding the town, which process has 
more than once been resorted to during 
the sieges which it has sustained. The 
origin of Hull is not, like that of most 
towns in the kingdom, involved in ob- 
scurity, but is clearly traced. Edward I. 
in his contests with Scotland, visiting 
this part of his dominions, with his 
usual discernment, at once perceived 
the advantages of the situation, which 
then consisted of the small villages 
of Wix and Myton, and he purchased 
the site by exchanging with the Abbot 
of Meaux, in the neighbourhood, to 
whom it belonged, other lands of 
greater nominal value ; he erected a 
manor house, and offered various privi- 
leges to the new settlers; at length, in 
1299, Kingston upon Hull was consti- 
tuted a free borough ; the harbour and 
various fortifications were gradually 
completed, and the town so highly 
flourished, as soon to diminish the im- 
portance of all the other ports in the 
neighbourhood : great envy attended 
this prosperity, and in the course of 



some years, the neighbouring villages 
combined to withhold from the town, 
the necessary supply of fresh water, 
and the quarrel was only terminated by 
a mandate from the Pope, one of the 
few instances in which the interference 
of a foreign pontiff in domestic differ- 
ences, has been attended with advantage. 
Hull received signal benefit from the 
patronage of the de la Pole family, 
earls and dukes of Suffolk ; the founder 
of which, Sir William de la Pole, was 
a merchant, born at Ravenspur, and 
acquired in this place great opulence ; 
the career of grandeur was opened to 
his posterity by the knight's liberal 
assistance in money to Edward III. in 
his French wars. Michael de la Pole his 
son, first carl of Suffolk, built a man- 
sion or palace near St. Mary's church, 
and the attachment of this aspiring 
family to Hull, continued till the at- 
tainder of the last earl, in the reign of 
Henry VIII. The history of Hull has 
more interest than is usually attached 
to English towns ; it has greatly suf- 
fered from inundations, and from the 
plague ; it was always strongly attached 
to the Lancastrian cause in the wars of 
the roses, and to the Parliamentarian 
interest in the civil war ; the fate of 
Sir John Hotham, governor of the cita- 
del, and his son, are memorable in the 
annals of that unhappy period ; but 
their catastrophe, though severe, merits 
no peculiar sympathy, as it seems the 
natural result of a crooked and in- 
direct policy. Hull warmly espoused 
the cause of the revolution, at the land- 
ing of king William 111.; since which 
period, the town fortunately affords no 
materials for local history. The com- 
merce of Hull has been always con- 
siderable; it is admirably situated for 
the Baltic trade, and for the Green- 
land fishery ; and the Humber, resem- 
bling the trunk of a vast tree, spread- 
ing its branches in every direction, com- 
mands, by the numerous rivers \i bttb 
it receives, the navigation and trade of 
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the kingdom : manufactures do not 
flourish here; the expressing of oil 
from linseed, is the most considerable. 
Hull is not remarkable for the eminent 
men to whom it has given birth ; the 
celebrated Andrew Marvel, long the 
representative of the borough, was born 
at Winestead, near Patrington, though 
frequently considered as a native of 
Hull ; the Rev. W. Mason, the poet, 
and Capt. Edward Thompson, author 
of some pleasing naval songs, of which 
" The Topsails Shiver in the Wind," 
was once vexy popular, were both na- 
tives. The population of Hull, as ap- 
pears in the parliamentary returns, does 
not give a proper idea of its magnitude, 
as the adjoining parish of Sculcoates, not 
to be distinguished by a stranger from 
the town itself, contains 10,449 inhabi- 
tants ; which, if added to those of Hull, 
make the entire population, 39,073. 

Hull, E. R. (6) a river which takes 
its rise in the Wolds, a little to the 
north of Driffield, and pursuing a 
southern course, passes Beverley a mile 
to the east ; a canal from that place, 
here joins the river, which after a fur- 
ther course of about twelve miles, falls 
into the Humber, and contributes to 
form the port of Kingston upon Hull. 

Hull Bank, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cotting- 
ham, division of Hunsley Beacon, 3 
miles N. from Hull. Here is Hull Bank 
House, the seat of B. B. Haworth, Esq. 

Hullshire, E.R. )6& 9) a wapen- 
take of small extent in the East Riding, 
consisting of the town of Hull, four 
adjacent parishes, and the site of Hal- 
tem Priory ; it is bounded on the north 
and west by Hunsley Beacon, on the 
south by the Humber, and on the east 
by the river Hull ; it contains 5577 
houses, and 31,425 inhabitants. 

Humber, E. R. (9) a river formed 
by the junction of the Ouse and Trent, 
tiie Abus of Ptolemy ; it is here a mile 
in breadth, running easterly ; it washes 
the port of Hull, where it receives the 



river of the same name ; then taking 
a direction to the south-east, and widen- 
ing into a vast estuary six or seven 
miles across, it disembogues itself into 
the German ocean ; the Humber, thus 
receiving all the waters of Yorkshire, 
with an inconsiderable exception, from 
the Ouse, and most of those of the mid- 
land counties from the Trent, commands 
the inland navigation of a very extensive 
and commercial part of England. 

Humber, Little, E.R. (9) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Paul, wapentake of Holderness, 3 miles 
S. from Hedon. 

Humber Side, or Patrington 
Haven, E. R. (9) a hamlet in the town- 
ship and parish of Patrington, wapen- 
take of Holderness, 1 mile S. from 
Patrington. 

Humbleton, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 9 miles S. from Hornsea ; in- 
habitants, 156; a vicarage, value 10/. 
Is. 0%d. ; patron, the King. The pa- 
rish contains the townships of Dan- 
thorpe, Elsternwick, Fitling, and Flix- 
ton. Entire population, 586. 

Hum Burton, or Humberton, 
N. R. (5) a township in the parish of 
Kirkby on the Moor, wapentake of 
Hallikeld, 3 miles N. from Borough- 
bridge; inhabitants, 120. 

HUNDERTHWAITE, N. R. (1) & 

township in the parish of Romaldkirk, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 1 mile 
S.W. from Romaldkirk ; inhabitants, 
313. Here is Doe Park, or Ledgard 
Hall, the seat of William Hutchinson, 
Esq.; and the celebrated academy, 
called Wooden Croft. 

Hunger Hill, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Thornhill, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 
miles S. from Dewsbury. 

Hunger Hill, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bolton by Bolland, in the wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 5 miles W. from Gisburn. 
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Hunger Hill, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Bradfield, 
parish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles S. 
from Penistone. 

Hungary Hungate, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Sawley, pa- 
rish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 5 
miles W. from Ripon. 

Hunmanby, E. R. (6) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Dickering, 9 miles N. W. 
from Bridlington, 38 E. N. E. from 
York, 215 from London ; inhabitants, 
1018 ; a vicarage, value 20/. Is. Sd. ; 
patron, H.B.Osbaldeston, Esq.; mar- 
ket, Tuesday, now discontinued ; fairs, 
May 6, October 29. Here is an hos- 
pital for six poor widows. Hunmanby 
is a pleasant village ; a cross yet re- 
mains, pointing out the site of the 
market-place. Hunmanby Hall, the 
seat of H. B. Osbaldeston, Esq. is an 
ancient mansion, adorned with modern 
embellishments. In the church is a 
singular monument, commemorating, 
in the gross, those branches of this 
family who died between 1707 and 1779. 
The Rev. Archdeacon Wrangham, " the 
muses friend, himself a muse," is the 
present incumbent. Hunmanby gave 
birth to Dr. Fiddes, a divine of the last 
century, author of a life of Cardinal 
Wolsey, and of a body of divinity. 

Hunshelf, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Penistone, wapentake 
of Staincross, 3 miles S. E. from 
Penistone ; inhabitants, 436. Here 
is Under Bank, the seat of John Fen- 
ton, Esq. 

Hunsingore, W. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Claro, 4 miles N. from Wetherby ; 
inhabitants, 237 ; a vicarage, value 
5/. 17*. 3§rf. ; patron, Sir Hen. Good- 
ricke, Bart. The parish contains the 
townships of Cattal and Ribston with 
Walshford. Entire population, 599. 

Hunslett, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Leeds, wapentake of 



Morley, 1£ mile S. from Leeds ; inha- 
bitants, 8171 ; a chapelry to Leeds. 
This extensive township abounds in 
various woollen manufactures. 

Hunsley, High and Low, E. R. 
(6) two small hamlets in the town- 
ship and parish of Rowley, division of 
Hunsley Beacon, 5 miles N. E. from 
South Cave. 

Hunsley Beacon, E. R. (6) one 
of the four divisions of the entensive 
wapentake of Hart Hill ; it is bounded 
on the north by Bainton and Holme 
Beacons, on the west by Howdenshire, 
on the south by the Humber and Hull- 
shire, and on the east by Holderness. 
It contains 2 market towns, 34 town- 
ships, 19 of which are parishes, 5289 
houses ; 26,872 inhabitants. 

Hunsworth, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Birstall, wapen- 
take of Morley, 8 miles W. from Hali- 
fax ; inhabitants, 870. 

Huntington, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 3 miles N. from York ; inhabi- 
tants, 346 ; a vicarage, value 51. ; pa- 
tron, the Sub-chanter and Vicars Cho- 
ral of York Cathedral. This village is 
situated on the east bank of the navi- 
gable river Foss. The parish contains 
the townships of Earswick and Tow- 
thorpe. Entire population, 517. 

Hunton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Patrick Brompton, wa- 
pentake of Hang West, 4 miles N. W. 
fromBedale; inhabitants, 496 ; a cha- 
pelry to Patrick Brompton. 

Huntwick, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Purston Jacklin, 
parish of Wragby, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 4£ miles S. W. from Pon- 
tefract. 

Hurlefield, \V. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Hands- 
worth, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles S. from Sheffield. 

Hurst, N. R. (1) a township with 
Marrick, in the parish of Marrick, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 2 miles N. 



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from Reeth; inhabitants, 621; this 
place is sometimes called Red Hurst. 

Hurst Courtney, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Birkin, wa- 
pentake of Barkston Ash, 4 miles N.W. 
from Snaith ; inhabitants, 145. 

Hurst Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 7 miles N. W. from Sheffield. 

Hurst Temple, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Birkin, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 4§ miles N. W. from 
Snaith; inhabitants, 141. 

Hurtlepot, W. R. (4). See In- 
gleton. 

Hury, N. R. (1) a small hamlet 
in the township of Hunderthwaite, pa- 
rish of Romaldkirk, wapentake of Gil- 
ling West, 4 miles S. W. from Ro- 
maldkirk. 

Husthwaite, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bird- 
fortb, 5 miles N. from Easingwold; 
inhabitants, 324 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, T. E. Wynn Belasyse, Esq. 
Here is Highthorn, the seat of William 
Hotham, Esq. The parish contains the 
township of Carlton. Entire popula- 
tion, 493. 

Husthwaite, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Thurgoland, parish 
of Silkston, wapentake of Staincross, 
4 miles S. E. from Penistone. Hus- 
thwaite Hall is the seat of J. Bland, Esq. 
Hut Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Egbrough, parish of 
Kellington, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
6 miles W. from Snaith. 

Hutton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Rudby, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 4 miles W. from Stokes- 
ley; inhabitants, 919; a pleasant vil- 
lage, in which linen is manufactured to 
a considerable extent. 

Hutton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Sessay, wapentake of Al- 
lertonshire, 5 miles N. W. from Eas- 
ingwold ; inhabitants, 129. 

Hutton Bonville, N. R. (2) a 



township in the parish of Birkby, wa- 
pentake of Allertonshire, 5 miles N. 
from Northallerton; inhabitants, 107. 
Hutton Bonville Hall is the seat of 
Col. Tower. 

Hutton Bushell, N. R. (3) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 6 miles S. W. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, 419 ; a vi- 
carage, value 14/. 17*. 6d. ; patron, 
Earl Fitzwilliam. Here is the seat 
of George Osbaldeston, Esq. In the 
church is a monument to Dr. Osbal- 
deston, Bishop of London, of this fa- 
mily, who died 1764. The parish 
contains the township of West Ayton. 
Entire population, 648. 

Hutton Conyers, N. R. (5) a 
township, extra-parochial, in the wa- 
pentake of Allertonshire, 1§ mile N. 
from Ripon ; inhabitants, 127. This 
place, formerly the residence of a 
branch of the ancient family of Con- 
yers, is now the property of Mrs. Law- 
rence of Studley. 

Hutton Cranswick, E. R. (6) a 
parish and township in the division of 
Bainton Beacon, 3f miles S. from Drif- 
field ; inhabitants, 917 ; a vicarage, 
value 15/. 8*. 6f d. ; patron, Lord Ho- 
tham. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Rotsea and Sunderlandwick. 
Entire population, 1000. 

Hutton Hang, High, N. R. (1) 
a township in the parish of Fingall, 
wapentake of Hang West, 3 miles W. 
from Middleham ; inhabitants, 25. 

Hutton Hang, Low, N. R. 
(1) a small hamlet in the preceding 
township. 

Hutton le Hole, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Lastingham, 
wapentake of Rydale, 3 miles N. from 
Kirkby Moorside ; inhabitants, 304. 
In this township is Dowthwaite Hall, 
the seat of William Shepherd, Esq.; 
and Darley, or Spaunton Lodge, a 
shooting box of Henry Darley, Esq. 

Hutton Long Villiers, or Mag- 
na* N. R. (1) a parish and township 



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in the wapentake of Gilling West, 5 
miles E. from Greta Bridge ; inhabi- 
tants, 248 ; a chapelry to Gilling. It 
contains the township of West Layton. 
Entire population, 317. 

Hutton Lowcross, or Locras, 
N. R. (2) a township in the parish of 
Guisborough, wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 2 miles S. W. from Guisborough ; 
inhabitants, 56. In this village was 
once a hospital for lepers ; some mu- 
tilated arches, in a farm-house, yet 
point out its site. 

Hutton Mulgrave, N. R. (3) a 
township in the parish of Lythe, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 6 miles W. 
from Whitby ; inhabitants, 90. 

Hutton Pagnell, W. R. (8). 
See Hooton Pagnell. 

Huttons Ambo, N. R. (5) a pa- 
rish, containing the townships of High 
and Low Hutton, upon Derwent, wa- 
pentake of Eulmer, of miles S. W. 
from Malton ; inhabitants, 445 ; a 
perpetual curacy; patron, the Arch- 
bishop of York. Hutton Lodge is the 
seat of General M'Leod. 

Hutton Sand, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Thirsk, wapentake 
of Birdforth, 5 miles W. from Thirsk ; 
a chapelry to Thirsk. In this village is 
a public-house, called Busby Stoop, 
from a person of that name having 
been here hung in chains, 1702, for a 
murder which he had committed. 

Hutton Sand, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bossall, wapen- 
take of Buhner, 7 miles N. E. from 
York ; inhabitants, 202 ; a chapelry 
to Bossall. Sand Hutton House is the 
seat of the Rev. J. C. R. Read. 

Hutton, Sheriff, N. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Buhner, 10 miles N. from York ; 
inhabitants, 756 ; a vicarage, value 
10/. ; patron, the Archbishop of York. 
In this village are the considerable ruins 
of a castle, built by Bertrand de Bul- 
mcr, in the reign of King Stephen, 
seated on an eminence, commanding 



an extensive prospect. Sheriff Hutton 
Park is the seat of G. L. Thompson, 
Esq. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Cornborough, Farlington, Lil- 
lings, and Stittenham. Entire popu- 
lation, 1278. 

Hutton Wansley, (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Long Marston, 
in the Ainsty, 6 miles N. from Tadcas- 
ter ; inhabitants, 125. Hutton Hall is 
the seat of Mrs. Willoughby. 

I. 

Iborn, or Low Dale, N. R. (3) a 
small hamlet in the township of Uggle- 
barnby, parish of Whitby, wapentake 
of Whitby Strand, 4 miles S. from 
Whitby. 

Ickles, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Brindsworth, parish of Ro- 
therham, wapentake of StrafForth and 
Tickhill, 1 mile S. from Rotherham. 

Idle, W. R. (4) a township in the 
parish of Calverley, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 3f miles N. from Bradford ; in- 
habitants, 4666 ; a chapelry to Calver- 
ley. This populous township partakes 
of the industry and prosperity of the 
neighbouring town of Bradford, and 
abounds in various establishments of 
the woollen manufacture. Here is 
Park Lodge, the seat of William Hep- 
worth, Esq. 

Ilkley, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Skyrack, 
6 miles N. E. from Keighley ; inhabi- 
tants, 496 ; a vicarage, value 71. 13s. 9d. ; 
patron, L. W. Hartley, Esq. Here is 
a free grammar school, endowed in 
1601. This ancient village is known 
to antiquaries as the Olicana of the 
Romans ; the outline of a Roman forti- 
fication, situated on a lofty bank, to the 
south of the river Wharfe, is still very 
entire ; an altar, inscribed to Verbeia, 
probably the tutelary nymph or goddess 
of the Wharfe, is still preserved at Mid- 
dleton Lodge, though the inscription is 
no longer legible. In the church is the 
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date of 1312, yet entire; in the church- 
yard are three ancient Saxon crosses, 
but whether they were sepulchral me- 
morials, or objects of religious rever- 
ence, is not ascertained. A cold bath, 
whose waters issue from a high hill, is 
much resorted to in the summer sea- 
son. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Middleton with Stockhill, and 
Nessfield with Langbar. Entire popu- 
lation, 980. 

Illingworth, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Ovenden, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley ; a 
chapelry to Halifax. Here was born 
David Hartley, in 1705, a physician, 
whose " Observations on Man, His 
Frame, His Duty, and His Expecta- 
tions," though written with the purest 
intentions, have contributed to un- 
settle the understanding, and have led 
to no useful result : his Theory of Vibra- 
tions has long been laughed as well as 
reasoned out of fashion. 

Ilton, N. R. (4) a township with 
Pott, in the parish of Masham, wapen- 
take of Hang East, 4 miles S. W. from 
Masham ; inhabitants, 266. Here is a 
modern erection of rude stones, called 
the Druid's Temple. 

Ingbirchworth, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Penistone, 
wapentake of Staincross, 2f miles N.W. 
from Penistone ; inhabitants, 367. 

Ingerthorpe, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Ripon, wapentake 
of Claro, 4 miles S. from Ripon ; in- 
habitants, 44. 

Ingleborough Hill, W.R. (4). 
See Horton in Ribblesdale. 

Ingleby Arnecliffe, N. R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Langbarugh, 8 miles N. E. from 
Northallerton; inhabitants, 331; a per- 
petual curacy; patron, Brian Abbs, 
Esq. Near the church, is Arnecliffe 
Hall, the seat of Mrs. Mauleverer : a 
little to the south of the village, is the 
Cleveland Tontine Inn, erected in 1804, 
for the purpose of establishing a daily 



post between the various towns of the 
district. 

Ingleby Cross, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the preceding township. 

Ingleby Berwick, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Stainton, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 3 miles N, E. 
fromYarm; inhabitants, 175. 

Ingleby Greenhow, N.R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Langbarugh, 4 miles E. from Stokes- 
ley; inhabitants, 158; a perpetual cu- 
racy; patron, Sir William Foulis, 
Bart., whose seat, called Ingleby Ma- 
nor, is at a short distance from the 
village. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Batter sby and Greenhow. En- 
tire population, 347. 

Ingleton, W.R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Low Bentham, wapen- 
take of Ewcross, 10 miles N. W. from 
Settle; inhabitants, 1302; a chapelry 
to Bentham : fair, November 17. In- 
gleton is pleasantly situated near the 
junction of two rivers : the church- 
yard commands an extensive prospect 
over the vale of Lonsdale. In this 
township are several of those cele- 
brated natural curiosities, the Caves of 
Craven ; or, as the country people call 
them with more propriety, coaves ; 
these excavations being rather pits than 
caves. About 4 miles to the north of 
Ingleton, is Gingle Pot, 10 yards across, 
and about 20 yards deep ; at the bottom 
are smooth pebbles, except at the south 
corner, where there is deep water : at 
the further distance of 150 yards, is 
Hurtle Pot, about 40 yards in diame- 
ter, and 40 feet in depth; round this 
abyss, the branches of various trees 
almost meet in the centre, and shed, by 
their gloomy foliage, additional horror 
on the yawning gulph ; at the bottom 
is a deep lake, in which are several 
large black trout : in great floods, both 
these pots run over. At no great dis- 
tance is Weathercoat Cave, perhaps 
the most surprising natural curiosity 
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ated in a low field, where no such 
phenomenon is expected : the cave is 
ahout 100 feet deep, its length about 
60 yards, and its breadth 50 ; it is of 
a lozenge shape, and divided into two 
parts by a rude and grotesque arch of 
limestone rock ; at the south end, is 
an entrance down into this abyss, where 
the astonished visitant sees a cataract is- 
suing from a large aperture in the rock, 
about the dimensions of a church door, 
and falling 25 yards in an unbroken 
sheet, and with a deafening noise, the 
water disappears amongst the rocks and 
pebbles at the bottom, running about a 
mile by a subterraneous passage, when 
it again emerges : the cave is filled with 
the spray of the dashing water, which 
in the forenoon sometimes produces a 
small rainbow of unequalled brilliancy. 
One of the most surprising features of 
the scene, is a stone of enormous mag- 
nitude, suspended by its opposite an- 
gles touching the sides of a crevice, 
over the orifice whence the cataract 
issues. In the walls of the cave, 
which are covered with a black moss, 
are some curious excavations, and the 
margin is surrounded by trees and 
shrubs, which accord well with the 
gloomy grandeur of the scene. About 
a mile to the south, is Douk Cave, 
resembling Weathercoat on a smaller 
scale, its stream falling not more than 
8 or 9 yards ; but the passage whence 
it issues can, by means of candles, be 
explored to some distance. 

Ingman Lodge, W.R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Horton, wapentake of Ewcross, 10 
miles N. from Settle. 

Ingmanthorpe, W.R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kirk 
Deighton, wapentake of Claro, 2 miles 
N. E. from Wetherby. Ingmanthorpe 
Hall is the seat of R. F. Wilson, Esq. 

Ingmire Hall, W.R. (1). See 
Sedbergh. 

Ingthorpe Grange, W.R. (4) 
Sec Marton East. 



Intack, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Laverton, parish of Kirkby 
Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles 
N.W. from Ripon. 

Intack End, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Hands- 
worth, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5 miles S. E. from Sheffield. 

Irton, N. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Seamer, wapentake of Picker- 
ing Ly the, 4 miles S.from Scarborough; 
inhabitants, 105. 

Islebeck,N.R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Carlton Miniott, parish of 
Thirsk, wapentake of Birdforth, 7 miles 
N.W. from Easingwold. 

Ivelett, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Muker, parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 5 miles 
N. W. from Askrigg. This place is 
situated on the northern bank of the 
Swale : near Ivelett is a waterfall, in a 
very secluded and romantic dell. 

J. 

Jack Hill, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Clifton with Norwood, 
parish of Fewston, wapentake of Claro, 
6 miles N. from Otley. 

Jeator Houses, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Thimbleby, pa- 
rish of Osmotherley, wapentake of 
Northallertonshire, 5 miles E. from 
Northallerton. 

Jennetts Cave, W.R. (4). See 
Malham. 

Jerveaux Abbey, N. R. (1). See 
Witton East. 

Johnny Moor Long, W.R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Thome, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles N. from Thome. 

Jolby, N. R. (2) a small hamlet in 
the township and parish of Croft, wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 12 miles N.W. 
from Northallerton. 

July Park, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Egton, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 4 miles S. 
from Egton. Here was formerly the 



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seat of Lord Mauley ; the site is dis- half later 



cemible, but there are no vestiges of 
the building. 

Junction, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
4 miles N.W. from Dobcross. 

K. 

Kearton, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Melbecks, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 3 
miles W. from Reeth. 

Keasden, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Clapham, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 7 miles W. 
from Settle. 

Keasdon, N. R. (1). See Muker. 

Kebcote, or Kirkby Cot, W. R. 
(7) a small hamlet in the township of 
Stansfield, parish of Halifax, wapentake 
of Morley, 10 miles W. from Halifax. 

Kebroyd, W.R. (7). SeeSoyland. 

Keighley, W. R. (4) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles N.W. 
from Bingley, 40 W.S. W. from York, 
206 from London; inhabitants, 9225 ; 
a rectory, value 21/. 0*. 7%d. ; patron, 
the Duke of Devonshire ; market, Wed- 
nesday; fairs, May 8, November 7. 
Here is a grammar school, founded in 
1715, by John Drake. Keighley is si- 
tuated in a deep valley, near the south- 
west bank of the river Aire, over which 
there is a stone bridge ; it may be con- 
sidered as the north-western boundary 
of the manufacturing district. Worsted 
is the staple of Keighley, though both 
the cotton and linen manufactures are 
here carried on with great spirit ; the 
Leeds and Liverpool canal passing 
within two miles, adds much to the 
prosperity of the town : the church is 
modern, but it contains two ancient 
gravestones, with an inscription pur- 
porting to be of the date 1023, the age 
of king Canute, obviously fictitious, 
as on the monument are engraved two 
shields with armorial bearings, which 
device was not in use till a century and 



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Keighley has a small race- 
course, the only half mile of level 
ground in the parish ; near the town 
is East Wood House, the seat of Wil- 
liam Sugden, Esq. 

Keld, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Muker, parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 2 miles N. 
from Muker. Here was formerly a 
chapel, which was demolished in a riot 
in the sixteenth century ; on its site is a 
meeting-house of the Independent de- 
nomination. 

Keldholme, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirkby 
Moorside, wapentake of Rydale, 1 mile 
E. from Kirkby Moorside. Here was 
once a nunnery, not a vestige of which 
remains ; on its site is an oil and 
flax mill. 

Kelfield, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Stillingfleet, wapentake 
of Ouse and Derwent, 5 miles N. from 
Selby; inhabitants, 286. Kelfield Hall 
is the seat of Bernard Hague, Esq. 

Kelk, Great, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Foston, wapen- 
take of Dickering, 6 miles E. from 
Driffield; inhabitants, 158. 

Kelk, Little, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship, extra-parochial, in the wapentake 
of Dickering, 6 miles E. from Drif- 
field; inhabitants, 51. 

Kellbrook, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Thornton, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 7 miles S. E. 
from Gisburn. 

Kellingley, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Beaghall, parish of 
Kellington, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
5 miles E. from Pontefract. 

Kellington, W.R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 6 miles E. from Pontefract; 
inhabitants, 283 ; a vicarage, value 
9/. 8s. llftf.,'; patron, Trinity College, 
Cambridge. The parish contains the 
townships of Beaghall, Egbrough, and 
Whitley. Entire population, 1328. 

Kelton, N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Mickleton, parish of Ro- 



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maldkirk, wapentake of Gilling West, 
7 miles W. from Romaldkirk. 

Kellythorpe, E. R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township of Emswell, 
parish of Great Driffield, division of 
Bainton Beacon, 2 miles W. from Great 
Driffield. 

Kempswithen, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kil- 
dale, wapentake of Langharugh, 7 
miles S. from Guisborough. 

Kendal, E. R. (6) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Great 
Driffield, division of Bainton Beacon, 
2 miles N. from Great Driffield. 

Kendal Green, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Worsborough, 
parish of Darfield, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 2 miles S. from Barnsley. 

Kennythorpe, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Langton, wapen- 
take of Buckrose, 4 miles S. from 
Malton ; inhabitants, 85. 

Kepwith, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parishes of Silton and Cowsby, wa- 
pentake of Birdforth, 8 miles E. from 
Northallerton ; inhabitants, 107. 

Keresforth Hill, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Barnsley, 
parish of Silkston, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 1£ mile S. W. from Barnsley. 

Kershall, W. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township of Arthington, pa- 
rish of Addle, wapentake of Sky rack, 
4 miles W. from Harewood* 

Keswick Dun, W. R. (5} a town- 
ship in the parish of Harewood, wapen- 
take of Skyrack, 7 miles W. from 
Wetherby ; inhabitants, 257. 

Keswick, East, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Harewood, wapen- 
take of Skyrack, 5 miles S. W. from 
Wetherby ; inhabitants, 296. 

Kettleness, N. R. (3) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Lythe, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 7 miles 
N.W. from Whitby. This place is 
situated near the sea, on a steep and 
rocky coast, and contains extensive 
alum works belonging to the Earl of 
Mulgrave. 



Ketteesing, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Felliscliffe, parish of 
Hamsthwaite, wapentake of Claro, 5 
miles S. W. from Ripley. 

Kettlethorpe Hall, W.R. (8) 
See Crigglestone. 

Kettle well, W. R. (4) a market- 
town, parish, and township with Star- 
bottom, in the wapentake of Staincliffe, 
14 miles N. from Skipton, 48 W.N.W. 
from York, 233 from London ; inha- 
bitants, 665 ; a vicarage, value 5/. ; 
patron, the Rev. George Coates. Mar- 
ket, nearly disused, Thursday ; fairs, 
July 6, September 2, October 23. This 
place is situated at the foot of a very 
steep hill, in a narrow part of Wharf- 
dale, and together with the neighbour- 
ing village of Starbottom, was nearly 
destroyed by a violent flood in 1686. 
The church, which was of high anti- 
quity, was taken down in 1820, and a 
new one was erected on its site, on the 
same plan. 

Keveton, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of South An- 
ston, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 8 miles E. from Rotherham. 

Kexborough, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Darton, wapen- 
take of Staincross, 4 miles N.W. from 
Barnsley; inhabitants, 440. In this 
township are Birsthwaite Hall, the seat 
of T. Rishworth, Esq., formerly the 
residence of the ancestors of Sir Francis 
Burdett, Bart., and Haigh Hall, the 
seat of J. Woollin, Esq. 

Kexby, E.R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Low Catton, wapentake of 
Ouse and Derwent, 6 miles E. from 
York ; inhabitants, 149. 

Kexmoor, W.R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Grewelthorpe, parish 
of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 2 miles W. from Kirkby Mal- 
zeard. 

Key ingham, E. R. (9) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 5 miles N. W. from Patring- 
ton ; inhabitants, 659 ; a vicarage, 
value 12/.; patron, the Archbishop of 



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York. This village, seated on an 
eminence, commands a fine prospect 
of the Hnmber, with its numerous 
shipping. 

Kidhall, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Potterton, parish of 
Barwick in Elmet, wapentake of Sky- 
raek, 4 miles W. from Abberford. 

Kidstones, N.R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the-township of Bishop Dale, pa- 
rish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, 7 miles S. from Aysgarth. 

Kilburn, or Low Kilburn, N.R. 
(5) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Birdforth, 7 miles N. from 
Easingwold ; inhabitants, 500 ; a per- 
petual curacy ; patron, the Archbishop 
of York. The parish contains the town- 
ship of Hood Grange. Entire popula- 
tion, 530. 

Kilburn, High, N. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the preceding township and 
parish. 

Kildale, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 6 miles E. from Stokesley ; 
inhabitants, 209 ; a rectory, value 
10/. 5*. 4d. ; patron, R. B. Livesey, 
Esq. who has a seat here. In Kil- 
dale was formerly a castle belonging to 
the Earls of Northumberland : in the 
park, the friars of the Holy Cross, in 
1512, began to build an oratory, but 
the place was interdicted ; what is now 
called Percy Cross, seems to designate 
the site. 

Kildwick, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake Of Stain- 
cliffe, 4 miles S . from Skipton ; in- 
habitants, 175 ; a vicarage, value 
10/. 18*. l%d. ; patron, the Dean and 
Canons of Christ Church, Oxford. The 
village is situated on a hill, on the road 
from Keighley to Skipton, on the banks 
of the river Aire. The choir of Kild- 
wick church is extended to an unusual 
length, whence it bas acquired the 
name of the Lang Kirk in Craven. In 
it is the tomb of Sir Robert de Steeton, 
exhibiting a recumbent statue of the 



knight in link mail, an exact counter- 
part to that of his cotemporary, Sir 
Adam de Middleton, at Ilkley. Kild- 
wick Hall is the seat of Miss Currer. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Bradley, Cowley, Farnhill with Conon- 
ley, Glusburn, Silsden, Steeton with 
Eastburn, and Sutton. Entire popu- 
lation, 8437. 

Kilgram Bridge, N. R. (1) a 
small hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of East Witton, wapentake of Hang 
East, 5 miles S. from Middleham. 

Kilham, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 5 miles N. from Driffield ; inhabi- 
tants, 971 ; a vicarage, value 6/.13.?.4e?.; 
patron, the Dean of York. Kilham 
had once a market, but it is now dis- 
used ; fairs, August 21, November 12. 
Here is a free grammar school, found- 
ed by Lord D'Arcy, in the reign of 
Charles I. The village is nearly a mile 
and a quarter long, running from east 
to west, and is pleasantly situated 
amidst the Wold Hills, in a fertile soil ; 
the church is a spacious building, with 
a loftytower. The place seems formerly 
to havebeen of more importance than at 
present. The Vipsey, or Gipsey, breaks 
out at this place after a wet autumn. 
The violence of this spring or spout, 
when it first issues from the ground, 
is said to be so great, that a man on 
horseback may ride under its arched 
stream. 

Kill Hill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Bishopside, parish of 
Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 1 mile E. 
from Pateley Bridge. 

Kilholme, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cantley, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6* 
miles E. from Doncaster. 

Killingbeck, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Seacroft, parish 
of Whitchurch, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 3 miles N. E. from Leeds. Kil- 
lingbeck Hall is the seat of Thomas 
Walker, Esq. 

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Killerby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Catterick, wapentake of 
Hang East, 2 miles S. from Catterick ; 
inhabitants, 48. Here is the seat of 
John Booth, Esq. 

Killerby, N.R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cayton, wa- 
pentake of Pickering Lythe, 5 miles S. 
from Scarborough. 

Killing Hall, W.R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Ripley, wapentake 
of Claro, 2 miles S. from Ripley ; in- 
habitants, 519. In this township is 
Holling, the seat of John Williamson, 
Esq. Two or three families of note 
formerly resided in Killing Hall : some 
ruins, covered with grass, point out the 
site where two of these mansions have 
stood, from the materials of which 
several farm houses have been erected. 

Killingwold Grove, E. R. (6) a 
small hamlet in the townsbip and pa- 
rish of Bishop Burton, division of Huns- 
ley Beacon, 2 miles W. from Beverley. 
This village bears several indications of 
a very high antiquity. 

Kilmont Scar, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bowes, wapentake of Gilling West, 5 
miles W. from Greta Bridge. 

Kii.nhurst, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the townships of Swinton and Raw- 
marsh, parish of Rawmarsh, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles 
N. from Rotherham. Kilnhurst Hall is 
the seat of William Turner, Esq. Here 
are alms-houses for six poor people. 

Kilnsea, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township with Spurn, in the wapentake 
of Holderness, 8 miles S. E. from Pa- 
trington; inbabitants, 196; a vicarage, 
value6/.18s.6>W. ; patron, G.L.Tbomp- 
son, Esq. The church in this village, is 
in a dilapidated state, and will probably 
soon become a prey to the depreda- 
tions of the ocean, which for several 
ages has been making progressive en- 
croachment on this coast. In the year 
1818, an ancient cross was taken down 



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Constable for security : this edifice, 
according to tradition, was originally 
erected in the town of Ravenspur, to 
commemorate the landing of Henry of 
Bolingbroke. In this parish, is the 
well-known promontory of Spurnhead, 
the Ocellum Promontorium of Ptolemy, 
the southernmost point of Holderness : 
it may be called an island, as it is 
joined to the main land by a narrow 
neck of sand, about a mile and half in 
length, which is frequently overflown 
by a high tide. Spurnhead contains 
two light-houses and a few cottages ; it 
is also a station for a life-boat : some- 
where near Spurnhead, was the port of 
Ravenspur, celebrated in English his- 
tory, for the descents of Henry IV., 
1399, and of Edward IV., 1471, when 
these princes came to contend for the 
crown of England. Ravenspur has been 
long swallowed up by the sea or the 
Humber, and its precise situation can- 
not now be ascertained. Several other 
towns and villages in this part of Hol- 
derness have experienced the same fate. 
Mention is made of Frismerk, Tharle- 
thorpe, Redmayr, Pennysmerk, Upsal, 
and Potterfleet, of which places, more 
unfortunate than even old Troy, not a 
vestige remains to point out that they 
ever had an existence. 

Kilnsey, W. R. (4) a township 
with Conistone, parish of Burnsall, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 5 miles S. from 
Kettlewell ; inhabitants, 157. This place 
is remarkable for a lofty range of lime- 
stone rock, called Kilnsey Cragg, and 
hither the numerous flocks of sheep 
belonging to Fountain's Abbey, were 
driven to their annual sheep-shearing. 
Chapel house, in a picturesque situa- 
tion, is the scat of JohnTennant, Esq. 

Kilnwick Percy, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the division of 
Wilton Beacon, 8 miles N. W. from 
Market Weighton ; inhabitants, 45 ; a 
vicarage, value 4/. 16s. od.; patron, the 
Dean of York. Here is the seat of Ro- 



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KlLNWtCK ON THE WoLDS, E. R. 

(6) a parish and townslr'p in the divi- 
sion of Bainton Beacon, 7 miles S. from 
Great Driffield; inhabitants, 230; a 
perpetual curacy; patron, Charles 
Grimston, Esq. who has a seat here. 
The parish contains the township of 
Beswich, Bracken and part of Lock- 
ingtori. Entire population, 576. 

Kilpin, E. R. (8) a township in the 
parish of Howden, wapentake of How- 
denshire, 2 miles S. E. from Howden ; 
inhabitants, 318. 

Kilton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Skelton, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 7 miles E. from Guis- 
borough ; inhabitants, 100. Here are 
the remains of a castle formerly belong- 
ing to the ancient family of Thwengs. 

Kiltonthorpe, N.R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Kilvington, North, N.R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Thornton in 
the Street, wapentake of Allertonsbire,2§ 
miles N. from Thirsk; inhabitants, 68. 

Kilvington, South, N.R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Birdforth, 1 mile N. from Thirsk ; 
inhabitants, 260; a rectory, value 
17/. 10s. 10</.; patron, Sidney College, 
Cambridge. The parish contains the 
townships of Thornborough and Upsal. 
Entire population, 405. 

Kimbervvorth, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Rotherham, wa- 
pentake of StrafForth and Tickhill, 2 
miles W. from Rotherham; inhabi- 
tants, 3,797. In this town, are Clough 
House, the seat of H. J. Hirst, Esq. ; 
Ferham,the seat of Henry Hartop,Esq.; 
and Thundercliffe Grange, the seat of 
Lord Howard of Effingham. The latter 
stands on the site of a Grange which be- 
longed to the Cistercian abbey of Kirk- 
stead, in Lincolnshire ; the present hand- 
some edifice was erected in 1777. 

King Cross, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Skircoat, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 1 mile 
S.W. from Halifax. Here, on the top of 



a hill, are the remains of an ancient 
cross which gives name to the village. 

Kingsfield, E.R. (6) a small ham- 
let in the township of Fraisthorpe, pa- 
rish of Carnaby, wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 4 miles S. from Bridlington. 

Kingthorpe, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Pickering, wapen- 
take of Pickering Lythe, 5 miles N.E. 
from Pickering ; inhabitants, 52. King- 
thorpe Hall is the seat of John Fother- 
gill, Esq. 

Kinsley, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hemsworth, 
wapentake of Staincross, 7 miles S. 
from Pontefract. 

Kiplin, N. R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Catterick, wapentake of Gil- 
ling East, 3 miles S.W. from Catterick; 
inhabitants, 100. Kiplin Hall is the 
seat of the Earl of Tyrconnel : in this 
place was born, 1582, George Calvert, 
the first lord Baltimore, who having 
obtained a grant of land in America, 
has given his name to the capital of 
Maryland, and has thus obtained a 
lasting memorial. 

Kipling Cotes Houses, E. R. (6) 
a small hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of Middleton, division of Bainton 
Beacon, 5 miles N. from Market Weigh- 
ton. Horse races, on the third Thursday 
in March, have been established here 
since the year 1618. 

Kippax, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Skyrack, 
8 miles E. from Leeds ; inhabitants, 
958; a vicarage, value 51. 7s. Id; pa- 
tron, the King. The name of this place 
is a corruption, it is said, of Keep Ash, 
a remarkable tree of that species having 
stood near a Saxon mount or keep. 
Kippax Park is the seat of J. Davison 
Bland, Esq.; the mansion was begun 
in the reign of Elizabeth, a part only, 
however, of the ancient front re- 
mains. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Allerton Bywater and Great and 
Little Preston. Entire population, 1 765. 

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rish and township in the wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 6 miles N. from Doncas- 
ter ; inhabitants, 252; a rectory, value 
12/. 18s. Ad. ; patron, the King. 

Kirkbridge, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Crakehall, parish of 
Bedale, wapentake of Gilling West, 2 
miles N. W. from Bedale. 

Kirkburn, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Bainton 
Beacon, 4 miles S. W. from Driffield ; 
inhabitants, 119 ; a vicarage, value 
Al. 10s. 2\d. ; patron, the King. This 
parish contains the townships of East- 
burn, Southburn, and Tibthorpe. En- 
tire population, 455. 

Kirkburton, W. R. (7, 8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 6 miles S.E. from Huddersfield; 
inhabitants, 2155 ; a vicarage, value 
13/. 6s. 8d. ; patron, the King. It is 
conjectured that a Saxon fort stood 
here, and a small dike near, is still 
called the Old Saxe Dike. The present 
church was built in the reign of Ed- 
ward III. The parish pays AL per an- 
num to the Vicar of Dewsbury, as a 
mark of its ancient dependence. The 
family of Burton may be traced as lords 
to the highest period of local names, 
but the manor is now possessed by Sir 
John Lister Kaye, Bart. The parish is 
populous, and contains the townships 
of Cartworth, Cumberworth Half, 
Foalstone, Hepworth, Shelley, Shep- 
ley, and Thurstonland. Entire popu- 
lation, 13,559. 

Kirkby in Cleveland, N. R. (2) 
a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 2 miles S. from 
Stokesley; inhabitants, 168; a rectory, 
value 21/. 8s. 6%d.; patron, the Arch- 
bishop of York. Here is a grammar 
school, founded in 1683, by Henry 
Edmunds, Esq. The village is plea- 
santly situated at the foot of a conti- 
nued ridge of mountains. The church 
is modern, being erected in 1816, in a 
homely style. The parish contains the 
township of Broughton. Entire popu- 



lation, 685. The various parishes and 
townships of Kirkby, in the county of 
York, are frequently both pronounced 
and written Kirby ; but the etymology 
of the word, by or near the kirk, plainly 
points out the true orthography. 

Kirkby, Cold, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 5 miles W. from Helmsley ; in- 
habitants, 185; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, Lord Feversham. 

Kirkby cum Netherby, W. R. 
(5) a township in the parish of Kirkby 
Overblow, wapentake of Claro, 5 miles 
W. from Wetherby ; inhabitants, 226. 

Kirkby Fleetham, N. R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Hang East, 5 miles N. E. from Be- 
dale; inhabitants, 566; a vicarage, va- 
lue 9/. 18s. 2d. ; patron, the King. 
This is a delightful village, the houses 
being scattered round a spacious green. 
In this township are two inns, called 
High and Low Salutation. Kirkby 
Hall is a beautiful seat, belonging to 
Mrs. Lawrence of Studley. 

Kirkby Grindalyth, E. R. (6) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Buckrose, 2 miles N. W. from Sled- 
mere; inhabitants, 178; a vicarage, 
value 8/. 9s. 7d. ; patron, Sir Tatton 
Sykes, Bart. The parish contains the 
townships of Duggleby and Thirkleby. 
Entire population, 376. 

Kirkby Hall, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Little Ouseburn, 
wapentake of Claro, 5 miles S.E. from 
Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 55. The 
Hall, pleasantly situated on the Ouse, 
is the seat of R. J. Thompson, Esq., 
and contains a valuable collection of 
paintings. 

Kirkby Hill, or Kirkby on the 
Moor, N. R. (5) a parish and township 
in the wapentake of Hallikeld, 1 mile 
N. from Boroughbridge; inhabitants, 
190 ; a vicarage, value 71. 13s. 6£d. ; 
patron, the King. The parish contains 
the townships of Humberton and Lang- 
thorpe. Entire population, 455. 






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Kirkby Knowle, N. R. (2) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Birdforth, 6 miles N. E. from Thirsk ; 
inhabitants, 138 ; a rectory, value 8/. 
2s. Id. ; patron, Sir Thomas Frank- 
land, Bart. New Buildings, in this 
township, is the seat of Mrs. Smyth, 
the lady of the manor. The parish con- 
tains the townships of Bagby and Balke. 
Entire population, 505. 

Kirkby Malham Dale, W. R. 
(4) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 6 miles E. from 
Settle; inhabitants, 204; a vicarage, 
value 61. 15s. 4 d. ; patron, the Duke of 
Devonshire. Here is a small grammar 
school. The village is situated in a 
deep ravine, upon a small brook, near 
the river Aire. The church is spacious 
and handsome, of the age of Henry 
VII. The parish extends several miles 
from south to north, along the banks 
of the river Aire ; it contains the town- 
ships of Airton, Calton, Hanlith, Mal- 
ham, Malham Moor, Otterburn, and 
Scosthorpe. Entire population, 1005. 
Kirkbv Malzeard, W. R. (4, 5) 
a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of Claro, 7 miles N. W. from Ri- 
pon ; inhabitants, 682 ; a vicarage with 
Masham, value 30J. ; patron, Trinity 
College Cambridge ; market, Wednes- 
day ; fairs, Whit Monday, October 2 ; 
all these having long lain dormant, 
have been recently revived. Here is a 
grammar school, with a small endow- 
ment, by William Horseman, in 1640. 
In this place the ancient family of Mow- 
bray had a castle, which is now the site 
of Mowbray House, the seat of Tonyns 
Dickins, Esq. This parish is of im- 
mense extent, running to the west as far 
as Nidderdale ; it contains the town- 
ships of Azerley, Fountains Earth with 
Middlesmoor, Grewelthorpe, Hartwith 
with Winsley, Laverton, Skeldon, 
Stonebeck, Upper and Down. Entire 
population, 4519. 

Kirkby Mills, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirkby 



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Moorside, wapentake of Rydale, 1 mile 
E. from Kirkby Moorside. 

Kirkby Misperton, or Kirkby 
Overcarr, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Picker- 
ing Lythe, 5 miles N. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 170 ; a rectory, value 25/. 
\s. 10§^. ; patron, Lord Feversham. 
Here was born the Rev. John Clarke, 
A.M., honourably distinguished by the 
title of ' the Good Schoolmaster :' he 
was not the same person who pub- 
lished several literal translations of the 
Latin Classics. Kirkby Hall is the seat 
of the Rev. Dr. Blomberg. The parish 
contains the townships of Great and 
Little Barugh, Great and Little Hab- 
ton, and Ryton. Entire population, 809. 
Kirkby Moorside, N. R. (2) a 
parish, township, and market town, in 
the wapentake of Rydale, 6 miles E. 
from Helmsley, 26 N. N. E. from York, 
228 from London ; inhabitants, 1878; 
a vicarage, value 14/. 0s. 10c?.; patron, 
the King ; market, Wednesday ; fairs, 
Wednesday in Whitsun week, and Sep- 
tember 18. The place is rendered fa- 
mous by Pope's celebrated description 
of the deplorable end of the Duke of 
Buckingham : the poet has used his li- 
cense, as the house yet remains in which 
that dissipated nobleman expired, and 
it is by no means the miserable hovel 
represented : it appears never to have 
been an inn,\ and was the second best 
house in the town: the death-bed cham- 
ber, indeed, is sufficiently plain, but has 
a deal floor. A very erroneous notion 
of the circumstances attending the de- 
cease of the Duke seems to prevail : 
after his retirement into Yorkshire, he 
took cold from sitting on the ground, 
having been violently heated with 
hunting, which brought on an inflam- 
mation of the bowels : till within a very 
few hours of his death he could not be 
persuaded that he was in the least dan- 
ger : a pretended penitential letter, 
therefore, often published, addressed 
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of Mrs. Rowe's Letters from the Dead 
to the Living, is evidently a pious 
fraud : his body was embalmed, and 
brought for interment to the family 
vault at Westminster Abbey ; the in- 
testines only were deposited in Kirkby 
Moorside church-yard, which gave oc- 
casion to that notable specimen of 
northern orthography in the parish re- 
gister, " buried in the yeare of our 
lord, 1687, Apriel ye 17, Gorges vilaus 
Lord dooke of Bookingam." The ma- 
nor of Kirkby Moor formerly belonged 
to the Neviles, and was forfeited to the 
crown by the rebellion of the Earl of 
Westmoreland, in the reign of Queen 
Elizabeth ; it was given by James I. to 
his favourite, the Duke of Buckingham, 
stabbed afterwards by Felton, as a gar- 
den to his mansion at Helmsley, which 
lie possessed by his marriage with the 
heiress of the Earl of Rutland : these 
extensive estates were purchased by Sir 
Chas. Duncombe, from the trustees of his 
son, the second duke, " not one, but all 
mankind's epitome," whose melancholy 
perversion of every human blessing, 
rank, wealth, strength, wit, and beauty, 
will long be remembered, with its attend- 
ant misery, as one of the greatest moral 
examples ever read to the human race. 
The parish of Kirkby Moorside is very 
extensive, and runs far north into the 
moors ; it contains the. townships of 
Bransdale East Side, Fadmoor, Farn- 
dale Low Quarter, and Gillamoor. En- 
tire population, 2903. 

Kirkby Overblow, W. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Claro, 5 miles W. from Wetherby ; 
inhabitants, 570 ; a rectory, value 20/. 
Is. 0$tf.; patron, the Earl of Egremont. 
The original name of this place is said 
to have been Kirkby Ore Blowers, from 
its vicinity to an iron forge. The pa- 
rish contains the townships of Kirkby 
with Netherby, Rigton, Sickling Hall, 
Stainburn, and Swinden, Entire po- 
pulation, 1646. 

Kirkby Ravensworth, or Kirk- 



by Hill, N.R. (1) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Gilling West, 
4$ miles N. W. from Richmond ; in- 
habitants, 161 ; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, the Bishop of Chester. This 
village is situated upon a hill, and the 
houses form a square ; the church is as 
ancient as the year 1397, and near it 
are the hospital for 24 poor aged per- 
sons of both sexes, and the grammar 
school, both founded by Dr. Dakyn, 
in the reign of Henry VIII. The pa- 
rish contains the townships of Dalton, 
Gayles, New Forest, part of Newsham, 
Ravensworth, and Whashton. Entire 
population, 1685. 

Kirkby, South, W. R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 8 miles S. from Pontc- 
fract ; inhabitants, 655 ; a vicarage, 
value 15/. lOs. 2\d.\ patron, the Rev. 
Gem-ge Allott. In this township are 
Kirkby Hall, the seat of Charles Gled- 
hill, Esq. ; and Hague Hall, the seat of 
Robert Allott, Esq. The parish con- 
tains the townships of North and South 
Elmsall, and Skelbrooke. Entire po- 
pulation, 1514. 

Kirkby Underdale, E. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of* Buckrose, 7 miles N. from Pock- 
lington ; inhabitants, 555 ; a rectory, 
valuv, 61. os. Ad.', patron, the King. In 
this township is Painsthorpe, the seat 
of Robert Machell, Esq. 

Kirkby Wharfe, W. R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 2 miles S.E. from Tad- 
caster ; inhabitants, 86 ; a vicarage, 
valueS/. 16s. 8rf. ; patron, the Preben- 
dary of Wetwang, in York Cathedral. 
It contains the township of Grimstone. 
Entire population, 148. 

Kirkby Wiske, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Gil- 
ling West, 4 miles N. W. from Thirsk ; 
inhabitants, 197; a rectory, value 27/. 
16*. 5£rf. ; patron, the Duke of North- 
umberland. In this township is Sion 
Hill, the seat of Joshua Crompton, Esq.; 



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and here was born Roger Ascham, of 
learned memory, who instructed ,King 
Edward VI. and Queen Elizabeth in the 
Latin and Greek tongues ; his " School- 
master" is yet perused with curiosity, 
at least, if not with pleasure ; his father 
was steward to the Scrope family. The 
parish is situated between the rivers 
Swale and Wiske, a little before their 
junction ; it contains the townships of 
Maunby, Newby Wiske, and New- 
sham with Brackenborough. Entire 
population, 841. 

Kirkdale, N. R. (2) a parish in 
the wapentake of Rydale, 2 miles W. 
from Kirkby Moorside; a perpetual 
curacy; patron, the University of Ox- 
ford. There is no village or township 
called Kirkdale, but the church is un- 
derstood to be in the township of Wel- 
burn; it is situated in a sequestered, 
but most beautiful and romantic spot, 
enveloped with woods, and watered 
with a brook ; it is remarkable for an 
Anglo-Saxon inscription over the south- 
ern door, concealed for centuries by a 
rude porch ; this inscription records 
the name of the founder, and the date 
of the erection of the church, in the 
time of Edward the Confessor, and con- 
tains a rude representation of a Saxon 
sun-dial ; the building itself is small and 
mean, but its high antiquity renders 
it a great curiosity, though it has se- 
veral modern interpolations. Kirkdale 
is also remarkable for a cave, in which 
were recently discovered numerous fos- 
sil remains of the hyaena, elephant, 
rhinoceros, hippopotamos, deer, ox, 
and water-rat, intermixed with teeth : 
if these substances are really the re- 
mains of such animals, how they came 
here has not yet been very happily 
conjectured. This parish is ten miles 
in length, but very narrow ; it contains 
the townships of Beadlam, Bransdale, 
Muscoates, Nawton (North Holme ex- 
tra-parochial), Skiplam, Welburn, and 
Wombleton. Entire population, 1398. 

Kirk Ella, E.R, (6). SeeEllaKirk. 



Kirk Gill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Buckden, parish of 
Arnecliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 
miles N. W. from Kettlewell. 

Kirkham, E. R. (5) a township, 
extra-parochial, in the wapentake of 
Buckrose, 6 miles S. W. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 7. Here was a priory of 
Augustin Friars, founded in 1121, de- 
lightfully situated in a vale on the east 
bankoftheDerwent; theremainsconsist 
of a beautiful gateway, a semicircular 
doorway, and part of the cloisters. The 
township consists of only three houses. 

Kirk Hammerton, W.R. (5). See 
Hammerton Kirk. 

Kirk Heaton, W. R. (7) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 3 miles E. from Huddersfield ; 
inhabitants, 2186 ; a rectory, value 
25/. 13*. 9d. ; patron, T. R. Beaumont, 
Esq. The church of Kirk Heaton was 
an ancient dependence on that of Dews- 
bury, to which it still pays annually 1/. 
15*. Ad. ; and from which it was severed 
about the year 1200. In the church- 
yard is a gigantic yew tree, supposed to 
be of the same date. Heaton Lodge is 
the seat of T. Lockwood, Esq. The 
parish contains the townships of Dal- 
ton, Lepton, and Whitley. Entire po- 
pulation, 7968. 

Kirkhouse Green, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Kirk Bramwith, wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 5 miles W. from Thorne. 

Kirk Leatham, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 4 miles N. from Guisborough ; 
inhabitants, 686 ; a vicarage, value 
13/. 6s. %d. ; patron, Henry Vansittart, 
Esq., whose seat, Kirk Leatham Hall, 
is a modern building, in the Gothic style, 
commanding a rich and various pro- 
spect ; near this mansion stands Tur- 
ner's Hospital, forming three sides of a 
square, endowed in 1676, by the muni- 
ficent Sir William Turner, lord mayor 
Of London, for 20 poor persons, and 
20 children; in the centre of this build- 



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ing is a small chapel of great beaut}', 
with a window of painted glass, repre- 
senting the offering of the Magi at the 
nativity of Christ ; in the hospital is a 
valuable library. In addition to the 
hospital, Sir William Turner left by 
will 5000/., for founding a grammar 
school, which was erected in 1709, by 
Cholmley Turner, Esq., and is a hand- 
some building, but the benevolent pur- 
pose for which it was intended has been 
discontinued nearly thirty years. 

Kirklees Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Hartshead. 

Kirk Levington, N. R. (2) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 2 miles S. from Yarm ; 
inhabitants, 282 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York. This 
parish contains the townships of Leving- 
ton Castle, Pickton, and Worsal. En- 
tire population, 637. 

KirklingTON, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hal- 
likeld, 6 miles S. E. from Bedale ; in- 
habitants, 337 ; a rectory, value 25/. 
7s. 3%d. ; patron, Lady Ormond. The 
parish contains the townships of Sut- 
ton and East Tanfield. Entire popu- 
lation, 491. 

Kirk Sandal, W. R. (8). See 
Sandal Kirk. 

Kirk Smeaton, \V. R. (8). See 
Smeaton Kirk. 

Kirkstall, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Headingley, parish of 
Leeds, wapentake of Skyrack, 3 miles 
N. W. from Leeds. The ruins of Kirk- 
stall Abbey are amongst the most cele- 
brated in the kingdom, whether con- 
sidered as a feature in landscape, or as 
a specimen of architecture : this monas- 
tery, seated in a fertile vale, on the banks 
of a fine river, the Aire, always calm and 
clear, except in floods, and surrounded 
by pleasant hills and woods, does in- 
finite justice to the taste of its foun- 
der, Henry de Lacy, who, in the reign 
of King Stephen, 1147, endowed this 
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The church is in the form of 
a cross, and had a lofty tower, the up- 
per part of which appears to be of the 
age of Henry VII. ; in 1779 two of 
its sides, with a part of the third, fell 
down, which accident has added to the 
picturesque effect of the ruins ; a large 
part of the cloisters, the dormitory, 
the refectory, and the chapter-house, 
still remain, and their walls are covered 
with a profusion of ivy. " This abbey," 
says Dr. Whitaker, " as a subject of 
monastic history, has been exhausted 
by the labours of Dugdale ; antiquaries 
are familiarly acquainted with the cir- 
cumstances of its early discipline, the 
ruin of its revenues, and the assistance 
by which they were restored ; drafts- 
men and landscape painters, good and 
bad, have done their parts to delight 
or glut the public taste with this en- 
chanting ruin; and the acutest curiosity 
might almost look in vain for a point 
which has not been represented." 

Kirkthorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Warm- 
field, wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles 
E. from Wakefield. 

Knapton, (5) a township in the pa- 
rish of Acomb, in the Ainsty, 2£ miles 
W. from York ; inhabitants, 157. 

Knapton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Winteringham, wapentake 
of Buckrose, 7 miles N. W. from Sled- 
mere ; inhabitants, 206 ; a perpetual 
curacy; patron, James Tindall, Esq. 
who has a seat here, called Knapton 
House. 

Knaresborough, W. R. (5) a 
borough, market town, parish, and 
township, in the wapentake of Claro, 
7 miles S. W. from Boroughbridge, 
18 W. N. W. from York, 202 from 
London ; inhabitants, 5285 ; a vicar- 
age, value 9/. 9*. A§d. ; patron, the 
Earl of Rosslyn ; market, Wednes- 
day ; fairs, January 15, first Wed- 
nesday after March 12, May 6, first 
Wednesday after Aug. 12, first Tues- 
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fore November 23, and Wednesday 
after. Knaresborough has sent two 
members to parliament from the first 
year of Queen Mary, 1553 ; the right 
of election was originally vested in the 
owners of about 84 burgage houses, 
which were all, except four, purchased 
by the Earl of Burlington, and whose 
descendant, the Duke of Devonshire, 
returns the members ; the government 
of the borough is vested in a bailifij 
who is also the returning officer. Here 
is a free school, endowed in 1616, by 
the Rev. Robert Chaloner. Knares- 
borough is seated on the side of a hill, 
on the north-east bank of the river 
Nidd; the prospects from the higher 
part of the town are extremely beau- 
tiful ; many of the houses are well built, 
having been constructed with the stones 
of the ruined castle. Here is a spaci- 
ous market-place, and two bridges over 
the Nidd ; the manufacture of linens is 
considerable, and some branches of the 
cotton trade have been lately intro- 
duced. The church appears to have 
been erected at different periods, but 
presents nothing remarkable ; in a cha- 
pel are some monuments of the Slingsby 
family. The remains of the castle are 
situated on a craggy rock, washed by 
the river ; this edifice is said to have 
been built by Serlo de Burgh, soon after 
the conquest, and was a strong place of 
defence till the time of the civil wars, 
when it was dismantled by order of par- 
liament; a part of the keep, with a 
few dilapidated arches, and semicircu- 
lar buttresses, are all that remain of 
this once formidable fortress ; near the 
centre of the ruins is the court-house, 
and also a prison for the liberty of the 
Forest of Knaresborough : a chamber 
is yet shewn, in which the unfortunate 
Richard II. was confined, after his de- 
position, and before he was finally re- 
moved to Pontefract. Half a mile down 
the river are some scattered ruins, over- 
grown with grass and weeds, of a priory 
for friars of the order of the Holy Trin- 



ity, founded by the Earl of Cornwall, 
brother of Henry III. Near the lower 
bridge are some entire dwellings, ex- 
cavated out of the cliffs, which have 
been inhabited from time immemorial ; 
several of these primitive habitations 
consist of various apartments with 
windows and chimneys, and have been 
formed in the rock with great labour ; 
one of these, of a late date, three stories 
high, was produced by the industry of a 
poor weaver and his son, continued for 
sixteen years : not far distant from this 
monument of perseverance, is St. Ro- 
bert's chapel, cut likewise also out of 
the rock, above which is a hermitage. 
St. Robert was an anchorite of the 13th 
century, son of Took Flower, mayor of 
York, who, by the austerity of his life, 
attracted the admiration of the popu- 
lace, among whom he performed many 
miracles. A mile lower down the river 
is St. Robert's cave, also an excavation 
in the rock, which appears to have been 
the holy man's usual residence: this 
gloomy recess is awfully memorable on 
the account of the murder of Daniel 
Clark, by Richard Houseman and Eu- 
gene Aram, in 1745, still remembered, 
not from its violent atrocity, or from 
any circumstances of thrilling horror 
which attended it, but from the pecu- 
liarity of a murder having been perpe- 
trated by a man of uncommon talent 
and various learning. Eugene Aram 
was born at Ramsgill, near Pateley 
Bridge, of an ancient, but decayed 
family, his father being a gardener ; his 
education was slender, but by indefa- 
tigable diligence he acquired an ac- 
quaintance, not only with what are 
generally termed the learned languages, 
but with, the Chaldee and Arabic, and 
with some of the modern tongues, to 
which he added the study of history, 
antiquities, and botany, and he possessed 
no mean talent for poetry ; he married 
somewhat early in life — not meeting 
with a suitable helpmate, he began to 
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and formed a conspiracy with two per- 
sons, Richard Houseman, a flax-dress- 
er, and Daniel Clark, a shoe-maker, 
the object of which was, by making use 
of Clark's credit, to borrow a quantity 
of silver plate and other property, and 
then to abscond. Having met to divide 
the spoil, on the night of the 7th of 
February, it appeared that Clark had 
about his person a sum of money, 
which he had received as his wife's 
marriage portion, to the amount of 
160/. ; his rapacious confederates, aware 
of the circumstance, murdered their 
companion, and hid his body in St. 
Robert's cave : their fraud becoming 
apparent, search was made in the pre- 
mises belonging both to Houseman and 
Aram, and some of the borrowed arti- 
cles were found ; but as no plate was 
discovered, it was concluded that Clark 
had gone off with it, and thus the sus- 
picion of the murder for the present was 
lulled. Aram in a short time a^r sepa- 
rated from his wife, who, it seems, had 
thrown out some surmises, and he left 
this part of the country : the discovery 
of his guilt was entirely fortuitous : in 
1758, a labourer, digging some ground 
at a place called Thistle Hill, near 
Knaresborough, about two feet beneath 
the surface, discovered the skeleton of 
an unknown person, who appeared to 
have been buried with his knees vio- 
lently bent ; a surmise was spread 
abroad that the body was Clark's, and 
Houseman being examined before the 
coroner, shewed strong marks of tre- 
pidation and alarm : being desired to 
take up one of the bones, for the pur- 
pose of seeing what effect it might pro- 
duce upon him, he incautiously ex- 
claimed, " this is no more one of Dan 
Clark's bones than it is mine :" these 
words were pronounced in a way which 
led to a suspicion, that he was perfectly 
acquainted with the place where the 
corse had actually been deposited ; and 
after some evasion, he confessed his 
crime, and pointed out the cave of St. 



Robert, where the body was at once 
discovered. Aram was apprehended at 
Lynn, in Norfolk, at which place he 
lived in the capacity of usher at a 
school ; being brought to York, he was 
tried, and Houseman having been ac- 
quitted, was allowed to give evidence 
against him, which decided his fate. 
His defence has been much extolled as 
a most learned, subtle, and eloquent 
composition, to which praise it is un- 
doubtedly entitled ; but it is remarkable 
how little it partakes of real feeling, 
and how strongly it resembles in style, 
the pleading of a practised rhetorician, 
who possessed no interest in the trans- 
action, but took up the case solely for 
the purpose of displaying his own in- 
genuity. Aram afterwards, however, 
confessed his crime : on the morning of 
his execution, it was found that be had 
inflicted two desperate wounds on his 
arm with a razor, which caused such an 
effusion of blood, that little of life re- 
mained : a paper was found in his cell, 
claiming the privilege to dispose of his 
own life. So little self-knowledge had 
this wretched man acquired, who knew 
so much besides, that he thus concludes 
a vindication of his conduct — " though 
I am now stained by malevolence, and 
suffer by prejudice, I hope to rise fair 
and unblemished ; my life was not pol- 
luted, my morals were irreproachable, 
and my opinions orthodox ; I slept 
sound till three o'clock, waked, and 
then writ these lines — 
" Come, pleasing rest, eternal slumber, 
fall, 
Seal mine, that once must seal the 

eyes of all ; 
Calm and composed my soul her jour- 
ney takes, 
No guilt that troubles, and no heart 
that aches." 
This was supposed to be written imme- 
diately before he committed the act, as 
it may properly be called, of suicide. 
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the neighbouring springs of Harrogate 
being more highly impregnated with 
the same qualities, they have become 
neglected : a greater curiosity is the 
famous dropping or petrifying well, on 
the opposite bank of the river to the 
castle ; a spring, rising on the declivity 
of a hill, spreads itself over the surface 
of a limestone rock, which projects over 
its base about fifteen feet ; through this 
overhanging cliff the water perforates 
and trickles down, in about thirty aper- 
tures, with a musical sort of tinkling ; 
it is saturated with a sparry matter, 
which incrusts in a short time every 
thing it falls upon, placed in the well 
or pool beneath. Near this place was 
born, in the year 1488, the celebrated 
Mother Shipton : very little is known 
of this personage, beyond that she was 
baptized by the name of Ursula Son- 
thiel, and at the age of twenty-four 
married Tobias Shipton, a builder, of 
Skipton : her prophecies long main- 
tained a reputation, and it is probable 
that she was at once artful and saga- 
cious : by a lucky assertion, that Car- 
dinal Wolsey, after his disgrace, when 
residing at Cawood, should never again 
enter York, she established her repu- 
tation, as he was soon after arrested by 
order of Henry VIII., and died at Lei- 
cester on his road to London : her pro- 
phecies, said to be delivered to the Ab- 
bot of Beverley, like those of Merlin, 
of which, indeed, they seem an imi- 
tation, were in great repute during 
the rage of the parliamentarian war. 
The annals of Knaresborough may 
tend to abate the vanity of the love of 
fame, that " last infirmity of noble 
mind," since a reputed witch, and a real 
murderer, have equalled in renown, 
such as it is, the most acknowledged 
and eminent Worthy, which this ex- 
tensive county has produced. John Met- 
calf, another native of Knaresborough, 
possessed acquirements certainly more 
wonderful than those of Mother Ship- 
ton, as, notwithstanding the loss of his 



sight in his infancy, he yet became a mu- 
sician, a guide over the forest, a common 
carrier, a builder of bridges and houses, 
a contractor for making roads, and a 
skilful player at whist; he died in 1810, 
at the great age of 93. The Forest of 
Knaresborough extends nearly twenty 
miles west from the town, over several 
parishes, to Bolton Bridge, and was 
about eight miles in breadth ; its enclo- 
sure commenced in 1771, which has 
produced an astonishing increase of 
produce to the country. The parish of 
Knaresborough contains the townships 
of Arkendale, Bilton with Harrogate, 
Brearton, and Scriven with Tentergate. 
Entire population, 9101. 

Knayton, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Leak, wapentake of Aller- 
tonshire, 3 miles N. from Thirsk ; in- 
habitants, 377. In this township is 
Brawith Hall, the seat of Warcop Con- 
sitt, Esq. 

Knedlington, E.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Howden, wapen- 
take of Howdenshire, 1 mile W. from 
Howden; inhabitants, 118. Here is 
the seat of Thomas Clark, Esq. ; at the 
west end of the village, is an |ancient 
hall, built in the reign of Elizabeth, in 
which was born Dr. Terrick, Bishop of 
London in the last century. 

Kneeton, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and* parish of Middleton 
Tyas, wapentake of Gilling East, 6 
miles N. from Richmond. 

Knostrop, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Leeds, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 1§ mile S.E. from 
Leeds. Here are the remains of an old 
house which was occupied by Captain 
Adam Baynes, who was burgess for 
Leeds, in the only parliament in which 
it was ever represented, in the time of 
the Commonwealth. 

Knottingley, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Pontefract, wapen- 
take of Osgoldcross, 3 miles N. E.from 
Pontefract ; inhabitants, 3753 ; a cha- 
pelry to Pontefract. This is a large 



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village on the banks of the Aire, and 
has been long noted for its trade in 
lime, used chiefly as manure ; a canal 
has been recently cut from this place, 
which runs to Egborough, Heck, Pol- 
lington, and enters the Dutch river by 
a lock at New Bridge. 

Know Bank, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Boardley, 
parish of Burnsall, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 9 miles E. from Settle. 

Knowles, W. R. (7). See Raven 
Knowles. 

L. 

Lackenby, N.R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Wilton, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 4§ miles N.W. 
from Guisborough. 

Ladythorpe, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Fenwick, 
parish of Campsall, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 8 miles N. from Don- 
caster. 

Lady well, W. R. (7) a small ham- 
let in the township of Soyland, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 6 
miles S. W. from Halifax. 

Laisthohpe, N. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of East New- 
ton, parish of Stonegrave, wapen- 
take of Rydale, 5 miles S. E. from 
Helmsley. 

Laithkirk, N.R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township of Lunedale, parish 
of Romaldkirk, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 3 miles N. W. from Romald- 
kirk. Here is a small chapel to Ro- 
maldkirk. 

Lambcote Grange, W.R. (8) a 
small hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of Braithwell, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 5 miles W. from 
Tickhill. 

Lamb Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Handsworth, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 
miles S.W. from Sheffield. 

Lamb Hill, N.R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township of Burton, parish of 



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Masham, wapentake of Hang East, 2 
miles S.E. from Masham. 

Lamb Hill, N.R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Bowes, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 4 miles W. 
from Greta Bridge. 

Landmoth,N.R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Leak, wapentake of 
Allertonshire ; inhabitants, 59 ; 4 miles 
S. E. from Northallerton. 

Lane Ends, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Keighley, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 miles S.W. 
from Keighley. 

Lane Head, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Darton, wapentake of Staincross, 3 
miles W. from Barnsley. 

Lane Head, W.R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township of Shepley, pa- 
rish of Kirk Burton, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 8 miles S. E. from Huddersfield. 

Lane Head, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Hutton, parish of Gill- 
ing, wapentake of Gilling West, 3 miles 
E. from Greta Bridge. 

Lane Houses, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Weston, 
wapentake of Claro, 3 miles N. W. 
from Otley. 

Langbar, W.R. (4) a township 
with Nesfield in the parish of Ilkley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 7£ miles E. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants, 210. 

Langbarugh, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Great 
Ayton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 3 
miles N- E. from Stokesley. Here is 
a rocky ridge, where it is supposed the 
wapentake courts were anciently held, 
and thus the village has given name to 
the wapentake. 

Langbarugh, N.R. (2) a wapen- 
take in the North Riding, bounded on 
the north by the German ocean and the 
river Tees, on the west by Allerton- 
shire, on the south by the wapentakes 
of Birdforth, Rydale, and Pickering 
Lythe, and on the east by Whitby 
Strand and the ocean. This wapentake 



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comprehends the whole of the district 
called Cleveland, and is usually pro- 
nounced Langbarf ; it contains 5 mar- 
ket towns, 85 townships, 51 of which 
are parishes, 6509 houses, and 29,858 
inhabitants. 

Langcliffe, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Giggleswick, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 1 mile N. from 
Settle; inhabitants, 420. Langcliffe Hall 
is the seat of Mrs. Swales ; Langcliffe 
Place, the seat of William Clayton, Esq. 

Langer House, W.R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Burnsall, wapentake of Staincliffe, 8 
miles N. from Skipton. 

Langfield, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Halifax, wapentake cf 
Morley, 1 1 miles W. from Halifax ; in- 
habitants, 2069. Langfield is a district, 
not a village, and is situated chiefly in 
the vale of Todmorden. 

Langhill House, W.R, (4) a 
small hamlet in the township of Hetton 
with Boardley, parish of Burnsall, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 8 miles E. from 
Settle. 

Langill, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Rathmel, parish of 
Giggleswick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
5 miles S. W. from Settle. 

Langley Brook, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Bradfield, pa- 
rish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 5£ miles S. from 
Penistone. 

Langold, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Letwell, parish of St. 
John's, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5 miles S. from Tickhill. Here 
is a seat of John Gaily Knight, Esq. 

Langrick, W.R. (8). SeeDrax 
Long. 

Langsett, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Penistone, wapentake of 
Staincross, 4 miles S. W. from Penis- 
tone; inhabitants, 525. 

Langstroth Dale, W.R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township of Buckden, pa- 
rish of Arnecliffc, wapentake of Stain- 



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eliffe. This is a wild valley, extending 
several miles along the river Wharfe. 

Langthorne, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bedale, wapen- 
take of Hallikeld, 5 miles N. W. from 
Bedale ; inhabitants, 155. 

Langthorpe, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkby on the 
Moor, wapentake of Hallikeld, 1 mile 
W. from Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 
145. In this township is Brampton 
Hall, an ancient seat of the Tancred 
family, now occupied as a farm house. 

Langthorpe, E. R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township of Ellerby, pa- 
rish of Swine, wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 9 miles N. E. from Hull. 

Langthwaite, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship with Tilts, in the parish of Don- 
caster, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles N. from Doncaster ; 
inhabitants, 21. 

Langthwaite, N. R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Arken- 
garthdale, wapentake of Gilling West, 
5f miles N. W. from Reeth. 

Langtoft, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 6 miles N. from Driffield ; inha- 
bitants^^; a vicarage, value 8/.; pa- 
tron, the Dean of York. This parish 
contains the township of Cotham. En- 
tire population, 452. 

Langton, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 5f miles S. from Malton ; inha- 
bitants, 280 ; a rectory, value 17/. 
4s, 7d. ; patron, the King. Langton 
Hall is the seat of Norcliffe Norcliffe, 
Esq. The parish contains the town- 
ship of Kennythorpe. Entire popu- 
lation, 565. 

Langton, Great, N.R. (2) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Gilling East, 6 miles W. from North- 
allerton; inhabitants, 116; a rectory, 
value 6/. 10«.10c?.; patron, the Duke 
of Leeds. This small village is plea- 
santly situated On the bank of the 
Swale: the parish contains the town- 



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ship of Little Langton. Entire popu- 
lation, 202. 

Langton, Little, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Great Lang- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling East, 6 miles 
W. from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 
86. Langton Lodge is the seat of 
Francis Redfearn, Esq. 

Langwith, E. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Weldrake, wapentake 
of Ouse and Derwent, 7 miles S. E. from 
York ; inhabitants, 59. 

Larpool Hall, N.R. (3). See 
Hawsker. 

Lartington, N. R. (1) a town- 
ship in the parish of Romaldkirk, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 4 miles S. 
from Romaldkirk; inhabitants, 243. 
In this pleasant village, is Lartington 
Hall, the seat of Henry Witham, Esq. 

Lascelles Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Lepton. 

Laskill, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Helmsley, wapentake of 
Rydale, 6 miles N. W. from Helmsley ; 
inhabitants, 91. 

Lastingham, N.R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 4 miles N.E. from Kirkby Moor- 
side; inhabitants, 225 ; a vicarage, 
value 171. 7s. 6d. ; patron, the King. 
Here was formerly a monastery of 
Benedictines, founded so early as 648, 
and restored in 1078. The church is 
spacious and ancient : underneath the 
choir, formerly belonging to the mo- 
nastery, is a crypt with vast columns, 
exhibiting an excellent specimen of 
Saxon architecture of the eleventh cen- 
tury. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Appleton le Moor, Farndale 
East, Farndale High Quarter, Hutton 
le Hole, Rosedale and Spaunton. En- 
tire population, 1834. 

Laughton en le Morthen, W.R. 
(8) a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles 
S. W. from Tickhill ; inhabitants, 652 ; 
a vicarage, value 61. 13s. Ad. ; patron, 
the Chancellor of York. In the town- 



ship are High Hooton, the seat of 
W. Hoyle, Esq. and Thurcroft, the 
seat of Capt. Butler. The parish con- 
tains the townships of St. John's, with 
Throapham, Let well, and Woodsetts 
with Gilding Wells. Entire popula- 
tion, 1055. 

Laverick Hall, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Keighley, wapentake of StainclitFe, 3 
miles S. W. from Keighley. 

Laverton, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapen- 
take of Claro, 6£ miles W. from Ripon; 
inhabitants, 450. 

Lawkland, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Clapham, wapentake 
of Ewcross,3 miles N. W. from Settle; 
inhabitants, 351 ; Lawkland Hall is 
the seat of John Ingleby, Esq. Lawk- 
land Green is an adjoining hamlet, in 
which is the seat of Thomas In- 
gleby, Esq. 

Laxton, E. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 3 miles S. E. from How- 
den ; inhabitants, 268 ; a chapelry to 
Howden. 

Laycock, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Keighley, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 miles W. 
from Keighley. 

Lays, W.R. (5). See Fryston Monk. 

Laytham, E.R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Aughton, division of 
Holme Beacon, 8 miles S. W. from 
Pocklington ; inhabitants, 125. 

Layton, East, N. R. (1) a town- 
ship in the parish of St. John Stanwick, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 6 miles 
N. from Richmond ; inhabitants, 137. 
Layton Hall is the seat of Thomas 
Barker, Esq. 

Layton, West, N. R. (1) a town- 
ship in the parish of Hutton Long 
Villiers, wapentake of Gilling West, 7 
miles N. from Richmond ; inhabitants, 
69. Here is the seat of Lord Rokeby. 

Lazenby, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Wilton, wa- 



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pentake of Langbarugh, 5 miles N. W. 
from Guisborough. Here is tbe seat of 
Consitt Dryden, Esq. 

Lazenby, N.R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Northaller- 
ton, wapentake of Allertonshire, 4 
miles N. W. from Northallerton. 

Lazencroft, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Barwick in Elmet, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 5 miles W. from Leeds. 

Lead Hall, W. R. (5) a township 
extra-parochial, in the wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 5 miles S. from Tad- 
caster ; inhabitants, 50. 

Leak, N. R. (2) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Allertonshire, 
5 miles S. E. from Northallerton ; in- 
habitants, 11; a vicarage, value 16/.; 
patron, the Bishop of Durham. This 
is said to have been a place of some 
consideration in the times of the Saxons, 
but at present, it consists only of the 
church and a farm house. The parish 
contains the townships of Borrowby, 
Crosby, Geldable, Knayton, Landmoth, 
and Nether Silton. Entire popula- 
tion, 1085. 

Lealholme, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Glaisdale, parish of 
Danby, wapentake of Langbarugh, 2 
miles, W. from Egton. 

Lease Carr, N. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of Brompton, parish 
of Northallerton, wapentakeof Allerton- 
shire, 5 miles N. from Northallerton. 

Leases Hall, N. R. (2). See 
Aiskew. 

Leas head, N.R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township of Ugglebarnby, 
parish of Whitby, wapentake of Whitby 
Strand, 7 miles S. from Whitby. 

Leathley, W.R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 2 
miles N. E. from Otley; inhabitants, 
312 ; a rectory, value 71. 2s. 8f d. ; pa- 
tron, the King. Leathley Hall is the 
seat of John Armytage, Esq. The pa- 
rish contains the township of Castley. 
Entire population, 422. 



. LeavenIng, E.R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Acklam, wapentake of 
Buckrose, 6 miles S. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 294. 

Lebberston, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Filey, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 4 miles S. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, 143. 

Leckby, N.R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Cundall, wapen- 
take of Hallikeld, 5 miles N. E. from 
Borougkbridge. 

Leckonfield, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Huns- 
ley Beacon, 5 miles N. from Beverley ; 
inhabitants, 302 ; a vicarage, value SI. ; 
patron, the Earl of Egremont. Here 
was a mansion of the ancient earls of 
Northumberland, which was taken 
down in the reign of James I. ; it is 
celebrated as being the scene of the 
curious mode of living in the 15th cen- 
tury, as detailed in the Household Book 
of the Percy family, published about 
half a century ago. 

Ledsham, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 5 miles S. from Abberford ; inha- 
bitants, 212; a vicarage, value 71. 4s. 
2d.-, patron, G. W. Wheeler, Esq. In 
the church is a noble monument to the 
memory of Lady Elizabeth Hastings, 
who died in 1739, aged 58 ; her figure, 
which is a portrait, is in a reclining 
posture, occupied with a book of devo- 
tion ; her two half sisters, Lady Anne 
and Lady Frances Hastings, are placed 
on pedestals at her side. The parish 
contains the townships of Fairburn and 
Ledstone. Entire population, 881. 

Ledston, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Ledsham, wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 6 miles S. from Abber- 
ford; inhabitants, 243. A part of the 
township is in the adjoining parish of 
Kippax ; here is an hospital erected by 
Sir John Lewis, for ten poor people. 
Ledston Hall, the seat of Christopher 
Wilson, Esq., was formerly the pro- 
perty of Lady Elizabeth Hastings, 



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daughter of Theophilus Earl of Hun- 
tingdon, by the eldest daughter of Sir 
John Lewis ; the estate she bequeathed 
to the Earl, her half brother, and it 
afterwards descended to the Rawdon 
family : this lady was distinguished by 
her many munificent acts of charity, 
and by her piety. In Ledston church, 
on a column , adjoining to the north 
chapel, she affixed a table of injunctions 
for the use of her parochial minister ; 
good enough in themselves, says Dr. 
Whitaker, with a little professional feel- 
ing, but savouring of a species of lay 
episcopacy to which devout and honour- 
able women are apt to addict themselves. 

Lee, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Stansfield, parish of Hali- 
fax, wapentake of Morley, 5 miles W. 
from Halifax. 

Leeds, W. R. (5) a parish, town- 
ship, borough, and market town, in 
the wapentake of Skyrack, 8 miles S. 
from Harewood, 25 miles S. W. from 
York, 189 from London ; inhabitants, 
48,605 ; a vicarage, value 58/. 0s. 2§r/. ; 
patrons, 25 trustees ; the remaining 
churches, St. John's, St. Paul's, the 
Holy Trinity and St. James's, together 
with the two new edifices erected under 
the million act, are properly speaking, 
chapelries dependent on the mother 
church, St. Peter's. Market, Tuesday, 
and Saturday; fairs, July 10 and 11, 
November 8 and 9. The corporation, 
according to the charter of Charles II., 
by which the town is at present govern- 
ed, consists of a mayor, recorder, town- 
clerk, 12 aldermen, and 24 common 
councilmen. Leeds, however, was in- 
corporated by Charles I., in 1626, but 
the borough does not return members 
to parliament ; the only reprepresen- 
tative which it ever possessed, was 
Captain Adam Bay nes, in the-xlays of 
the Commonwealth. A session is held 
for the borough every three months, 
and the general quarter sessions for 
the West Riding, take place here once 
in the year, at Michaelmas. The free 



grammar school was originally founded 
by Sir William Sheafield, in 1552 ; but 
the present edifice was erected by John 
Harrison, Esq., a distinguished bene- 
factor to this town, who died 1656 ; 
and who also endowed alms-houses for 
40 aged persons ; and the foundation 
being enlarged by Arthur Ikin, Esq., 
64 persons now receive a comfortable 
asylum. Potter's and Jenkinson's aim- 
houses, also provide for 18 aged and 
indigent persons. The General Infir- 
mary is an excellent institution, afford- 
ing extensive benefit to the whole dis- 
tinct. Leeds is also distinguished by 
Several other charities of minor im- 
portance. The town is situated upon 
the river Aire, on the slopes and sum- 
mit of a gently rising eminence ; it is 
a mile and a half in length, and nearly 
a mile in breadth. Leeds had a castle, 
probably built soon after the conquest 
by one of the Lacy family, on the site of 
Mill Hill, not a vestige of which remains. 
The earliest mention of Leeds is by 
Venerable Bede, and it has long been 
the most considerable manufacturing 
town, for woollen cloths, in the north 
of England, though in the time of Le- 
land, in the reign of Henry VIII. it was 
esteemed "apratymarket toune, as large 
as Bradeforde, but not so quik as it." 
This latter place it has since wonder- 
fully outstripped, from the advantages 
of its situation, amidst abundance of 
coal, and its possessing every facility 
Of inland navigation. The town is 
chiefly built with brick, and some of 
its parts present a great contrast, a 
few of the streets being wide and spa- 
cious, as Briggate, at the bottom of 
which is a handsome bridge, but the 
generality are narrow, crooked, dirty, 
smoky, and inconvenient ; various aug- 
mentations and improvements are, how- 
ever, taking place ; Wellington bridge 
of one arch, 100 feet in the span, unites 
beauty with utility. Leeds possesses, 
like most large towns in England, bar- 
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which latter is frequently closed for 
want of encouragement ; its prison and 
court-house ; its gas-works and water- 
works ; its various places of .worship 
for the different classes of dissenters, 
who are here particularly, numerous; 
its charity schools ; its literary institu- 
tion, called the Philosophical Hall, a 
vile term, better fitted for the state of 
Kentucky, than for an English bo- 
rough; but what chiefly interest the 
attention of strangers, are the cloth- 
halls, in which undressed cloths are 
exhibited for sale, both before and after 
the process of dying, in such quan- 
tities, as to excite astonishment in an 
unaccustomed eye. In the mixed cloth 
hall, and the white cloth hall, manu- 
facturers only, who have served a regu- 
lar apprenticeship, exhibit their goods ; 
but there is another smaller hall, for 
irregulars, who, not having served their 
apprenticeship, cannot be admitted into 
the superior establishments. The 
cloth market commences at the ring- 
ing of a bell, between the hours of 
eight and ten, according to the season, 
and it continues open only an hour and 
a quarter ; each manufacturer stands 
behind his own goods, and in a few 
minutes, in brisk times, without noise, 
hurry, or disorder, an immense quan- 
tity of business is transacted. Such 
great improvements of late years have 
taken place in the various branches of 
the manufacture, that the term York- 
shire cloth, no longer exclusively con- 
veys the idea of goods of a second-rate 
quality, many specimens now rival- 
ling the best cloths from the west of 
England. The entire process is car- 
ried on by machinery, chiefly worked 
by steam : most of the cloth manufac- 
turers reside in the villages belonging 
to the parish of Leeds, and not in the 
town itself: a great number rent about 
15 acres of land, which they farm with 
uncommon spirit, and few are without 
a horse and cow ; thus uniting agri- 
cultural occupation with manufacmring 



prosperity, they diversify life with 
much content and enjoyment. In ad- 
dition to the woollen cloth manufac- 
ture, are those of carpets, blankets, 
camlets, and calimancoes ; the pot- 
teries and iron founderies too are here 
carried on upon an extensive scale. St. 
Peter's church is a spacious, plain, and 
venerable pile, of considerable but un- 
certain antiquity. Thoresby compares 
it to the church militant in the Canti- 
cles — black, but comely ; the other 
churches present nothing remarkable 
in their architecture. The inhabitants 
of Leeds have the good fortune to be 
in better odour with their late histo- 
rian, Dr. Whitaker, than those of 
their neighbours at Halifax, though the 
subjects on which he congratulates 
them, are not exactly those in which 
every one will concur, viz. their shut- 
ting up the theatre, and their being 
exempt from the turmoils of an elec- 
tion contest. The market is well sup- 
plied with every article, not only of 
consumption, but of apparel ; the sale 
of vegetables and fruit is surprising, 
and even cart loads of the woad plant, 
for the use of the dyers, are brought to 
the market, which on Saturday night 
is thronged with crowds of the coun- 
try people, who come to lay in their 
provisions for the week. The history 
of Leeds presents no very striking his- 
torical reminiscences ; it partook of 
the troubles of the parliamentary war 
in the time of Charles I., and several 
skirmishes took place in the neighbour- 
hood, an account of which may be 
found in Fairfax's memoirs ; but in 
this place no great quantity of blood 
was shed. Leeds has given birth to 
no very considerable person : Ralph 
Thoresby, author of Ducatus Leodi- 
ensis, was born here, and both lived 
and died in his native place, of which 
he was the worthy and learned histo- 
rian. Dr. Berkenhout, the son of a 
Dutch merchant, published several 
works, chiefly on the subject of natu- 
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ral history, of considerable merit, but 
their fashion has passed away. Dr. 
James Scott wrote three Seatonian 
prize poems, and figured in his day, as 
Anti-Sejanus, in the Public Advertiser. 
Benjamin Wilson was a respectable ar- 
tist, who died in 1788 ; his etchings in 
imitation of Rembrandt, are consider- 
ed highly meritorious. The parish of 
Leeds is nearly co-extensive with the 
borough ; the soil is a strong coarse 
clay mixed with various strata of coal. 
Leeds contains the numerous townships 
of Armley, Beeston, Bramley, Chapel 
Allerton, Farnley, Headingley, Hol- 
beck, Hunslet, Potter Newton, and 
Wortley. Entire population, 83,746. 

Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 
W. R. (4, 5) this useful work com- 
mences about a quarter of a mile above 
the bridge at Leeds ; taking a westerly 
direction, it passes by Kirkstall Abbey 
and Shepley, above which it crosses the 
river Aire ; it then proceeds to Bing- 
ley, and passing within a short dis- 
tance of Keighley, continues its course 
to Skipton ; near Gargrave it again 
crosses the Aire, and running in a 
southern direction leaves the county at 
Barnoldswick, whence it is continued 
to Liverpool. The length of the canal 
is 109 miles ; it was begun in 1770, 
and opened June 4, 1776. This navi- 
gation affords to Leeds a communica- 
tion with the western, as that of the 
Aire does to the eastern ocean. 

Lee Fair, or Green, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of West Ardcs- 
ley, parish of Woodkirk, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 3 miles N. E. from Dews- 
bury ; here is a fair for horses and 
horned cattle, August 24, Sept. 17. 

Leeming, N. R. (2) a township 
with Exelby and Newton, in the parish 
of Burneston, wapentake of Hallikcld, 
2 miles N. E. from Bedale ; inhabi- 
tants, 562; a chapelry to Burneston. 
Leeming Lane is the old Roman road ; 
the name is probably British, meaning 
a stony way, and is not a corruption, 



as Dr. Stukeley absurdly imagines, of 
Helena, the mother of Constantino the 
Great, which Empress he idly supposes 
repaired this work. 

Leeming, Little, N. R. (2) a 
hamlet in the township of Aiskew, pa- 
rish of Bedale, wapentake of Hallikeld, 
2§ miles N. from Bedale. 

Lees Hall, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Thorn- 
hill, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles 
S. W. from Dewsbury. 

Leighton, N. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Healey with Sut- 
ton, parish of Masham, wapentake 
of Hang West, 4 miles S. W. from 
Masham. 

Leliey, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Preston, wapentake of 
Holderness, 8 miles E. from Hull ; in- 
habitants, 119. 

Lenerton, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sherburn, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 7 miles S. 
from Tadcaster. 

Leppington, E. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Scrayingham, wapen- 
take of Buckrose, 8 miles S. from Mal- 
ton ; inhabitants, 129 ; a chapelry to 
Scrayingham. 

Lepton, Great, W.R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkheaton, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 4§ miles E. from 
Huddersfield ; inhabitants, 2729. In 
this township is Lascelles Hall, the seat 
of Joseph Walker, Esq. 

Lepton, Little, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Letwell, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Laughton en le Morthen, 
wapentake of Straff orth and Tickhill, 
5£ miles S. W. from Tickhill ; inhabi- 
tants, 135 ; a chapelry to Laughton en 
le Morthen. 

Levels, High and Low, W. R. 
(8) two hamlets in the township and 
parish of Hatfield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles S. E. from 
Thornfi. These hamlets, so called from 
their flat situation, contain some hun- 



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died acres of land, divided into nu- 
merous farms. 

Lev en, E. R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Holderness, 
6§ miles N. E. from Beverley ; in- 
habitants, 658 ; a rectory, value 16/. 
13*. id. ; patron, Sir Wm. O. Penny- 
man. A canal of great utility extends 
from the river Hull to this village. The 
parish contains the township of Hemp- 
holme. Entire population, 751. 

Leven Bridge, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Hilton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 3 miles E. 
from Yarm. Here is a bridge over the 
Leven, a small river, which runs into 
the Tees. 

Leven Grove, N. R. (2). See 
Skutterskelfe. 

Leven, High, N. R. (2). See 
Newton. 

Leventhorpe Hall, W. R. (5). 
See Swillington. 

Levington Castle, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Kirk Leving- 
ton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 3 miles 
S. E. from Yarm ; inhabitants, 44. 
The Castle Hill is supposed to have 
been the site of a Danish fortification, 
but no vestiges of any sort of building 
are discernible. 

Levis ham, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 6 miles N. from Pickering ; in- 
habitants, 152 ; a rectory, value 71. 
8s. l§rf. ; patron, Mrs. Skelton. 

Lewden, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Worsbrough, 
parish of Darfield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 2§ miles S. from 
Barnsley. 

Leyburn, N. R. (1) a township and 
market town in the parish of Wensley, 
wapentake of Hang West, 8 miles S. 
from Richmond, 45 miles N. W. from 
York, 235 from London ; inhabitants, 
810 ; market, Friday ; fairs, second 
Fridays in February, May, October, 
and December. This town consists 
chiefly of an oblong square ; it is plea- 



santly situated amidst the neighbour- 
hood of some picturesque and delight- 
ful scenery ; there is a remarkable 
walk, called Leyburn Shawl, which 
passes along the edge of a ridge of 
rocks for two miles, which may be 
called a magnificent natural terrace. 

Leys, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
townsbip and parish of Bingley, wa- 
pentake of Morley, 6 miles S. W. from 
Bingley. 

Lidgate, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Nether Hallam, parish of 
Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles W. from Sheffield. 

Lidgate, or Lydiate, W. R. (7) 
a hamlet in the township of Quick, pa- 
rish of Rochdale, Lancashire, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 5 miles S. from Dob- 
cross 5 here is a chapel of ease to 
Rochdale. 

Lidget, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Lepton, parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles 
W. from Huddersfield. 

Lightcliffe, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Hipperholme, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 
miles E. from Halifax ; a chapelry to 
Halifax. Here is New House, the seat 
of William Priestley, Esq. 

Light Ridge, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Hud- 
dersfield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2£ 
miles N. from Huddersfield. 

Lilley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Kirkheaton, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles E. from 
Huddersfield. 

Lilling, East and West, N.R. 
(5) two villages which being united 
form the township of Lillings Ambo, in 
the parish of Sheriff Hutton, wapen- 
take of Bulmer, 9 miles N. from York ; 
inhabitants, 208. 

Limber Hill, N. R. (3) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Egton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 8 
miles W. from Whitby. 

Limley, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 



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in the township of Upper Stonebcck, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, 10 miles 
S. W. from Masham. 

Lincoln Fi atts, E. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of Sea- 
ton Ross, wapentake ofOuse and Der- 
went, 7 miles S. W. from Pocklington. 
Lindholme, W. R. (8). See 
Hatfield. 

Lindlev, W. R. (5) a township ia 
the parish of Otley, wapentake of Claro, 
4 miles N. from Otley; inhabitants, 178. 
Lindley, W. R. (7) a township with 
Quarmby, in the parish of Hudders- 
field, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles 
N. W. from Huddersfield; inhabi- 
tants, 2040. 

Lindley, Old, W.R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Stainland, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 5 
miles S. from Halifax. 

Lindrick, W.R. (5) a township 
with Sttfdley Royal, extra-parochial, in 
tbe wapentake of Claro, 2 miles W. 
from Ripon ; inhabitants, 62. 

Linfit Hall, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township df Linthwaite, parish 
of Almondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg. 
Here is the seat of George Roberts, Esq. 
Linfit Lane, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kirkburton, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 4f miles S. E. 
from Huddersfield. 

Lingards, or Lingarths, W.R. 
(7) a township in tbe parish" of Almond- 
bury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles 
S. W. from Huddersfield ; inhabi- 
tants, 809. 

Lingbob, W. R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Wilsden, parish 
of Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 3 
miles N.W. from Bradford. 

Lingcroft, E. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township of Naburn, parish 
of St. Dennis, York, wapentake of Ouse 
and Derwent, 3 miles S. from York. 
Here is the seat of J. B. Walms- 
ley, Esq. 

Lingill, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Horton, 



wapentake of Ewcross, 11 miles N 
from Settle. 

Ling Moor, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Spaunton, parish of 
Lastingham, wapentake of Rydale, 5 
miles N.E. from Kirkby Moorside. 

Lingodell, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Thi*oapham, 
parish of Laughton en le Morthen, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 
miles S.W. from Tickhill. 

Lingwell Gate, \V R,(8) a ham- 
let in the township of Stanley, parish 
of Wakefield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
3$ miles N.from Wakefield. .This place 
is somewhat remarkable for the num- 
ber of spurious Roman coins which 
has been here discovered, as well as 
the clay moulds in which they were 
fabricated. 

Lingy Moor, N.R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Middle- 
ton Tyas, wapentake of Gilling East, 
5 miles N. from Cattcrick. 

Linlands, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Rastrick, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 4 miles 
S. E. from Halifax. Here was the an- 
cient seat of the family of Rastrick. 

Linthorpe, N.R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Acklam, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 6 miles N. E. from Yarm ; 
inhabitants, 196. 

Linthwaite, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Almondbury, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 5£ miles S. W. 
from Huddersfield; inhabitants, 2127. 
Linton, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 7 miles S. from Kettlewell ; in- 
habitants, 313 ; a rectory, in two 
medieties, value 16/. each; patron, 
the King. Here is a substantial hos- 
pital, founded in 1721, by the will of 
Richard Fountain, Esq., for six poor 
persons. The church is at some dis- 
tance from the village, in a solitary 
situation near the river Wharfe ; here 
is the seat of Mrs. Atkinson. The 
parish contains the townships of Gras- 



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sington, Hebden, and Threshfteld. En- 
tire population, 1910. 

Linton, W. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Spofforth, wapentake of Claro, 
If mile S. W. from Wetherby ; inhabi- 
tants, 167. Linton Spring, in this town- 
ship, is the seat of W. Middleton, Esq. 

Linton, N.R, (5) a township in 
the parish of Newton upon Ouse, wa- 
pentake of Buliner, 6 miles S. from 
Easingwold ; inhabitants, 268. 

Linton, E. R. (6) hamlet in the 
township and parish of Winteringham, 
wapentake of Buckrose, 4 miles N. 
from Sledmere. 

Linton, East and West, E. R. 
(8) two small hamlets in the township 
of Balkholme, parish of Howden, wa- 
pentake of Howdenshire, 5 miles E^. 
from Howden. 

Lissett,E.R. (6) a township in the 
parish of Beeford, wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 7 miles S. from Bridlington; in- 
habitants, 95 ; a chapelry to Beeford. 

Litherskew, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of High Abbotside, pa- 
rish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, l£ mile N. E. from Hawes. 

Little Beck, N. R. (3) a ham- 
let in the township of Ugglebarnby, 
parish of Whitby, wapentake of Whitby 
Strand, 6 miles S. W. from Whitby. 

Ljttleburn, N. R. (1). See Tho- 
ralby. 

Littlecommon, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Ecclesall Bierlow, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles S. W. from 
Sheffield. 

Littlethorpe/W.R. (5) a town- 
ship with Whitcliffe, in the parish of 
Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 1 mile S. 
from Ripon; inhabitants, 157. Here 
is the seat of James Brooke, Esq. 

Littletown, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Liversedge, parish 
of Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 8 
miles E. from Halifax. 

Littletown, W.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Dent, parish of Sed- 



bergh, wapentake of Ewcross, 3 miles 
E. from Dent. 

Littleworth, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Monk Bretton, 
parish of Royston, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 2 miles N. from Barnsley. 

Litton, W.R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Arnecliffe, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 5 miles N.W. from Kettle- 
well ; inhabitants, 102. 

Liversedge, W.R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Birstall, wapentake of 
Morley, 7 miles E. from Halifax ; in- 
habitants, 4259. The township con- 
sists of the four hamlets of Hightown, 
Littletown, Mill Bridge, and Robert- 
town ; at Littletown, a church has been 
lately erected by the Rev. Hammond 
Robertson, who has endowed it with 
five acres of land; the patronage is 
vested, by act of parliament, in himself 
and his heirs. The remains of the old 
manor house, once the seat of the 
Neviles, are now occupied as a farm- 
house. Liversedge is remarkable as 
being the place where the first effectual 
opposition was made to the torrent of 
Luddism,in 1812, which was then over- 
whelming and desolating the country : 
this system, which had for its object, 
the putting down by violence, the use 
of certain improved machines used in 
various manufactures, took its origin 
in Nottinghamshire, an imaginary per- 
son, styled General Ludd, being the 
reputed commander of a lawless band, 
who, by every means of intimidation, 
endeavoured to effect their purpose : 
the spirited conduct of Mr. William 
Cartwright, who, with four of his own 
workmen, and five soldiers, defended 
his mill against a whole host of these 
banditti, by giving an example of suc- 
cessful resistance, compelled the Lud- 
dites to desist from attacking the pre- 
mises of the masters. By gradation in 
crime, assassination became their next 
object, and Mr. Win. Horsfall, a consi- 
derable manufacturer at Marsden, who 
had expressed in strong terms, his opi- 



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nion of these operations, was their first 
victim, being shot when returning from 
market, about six o'clock in the after- 
noon of the 28th April, by four persons 
concealed in a plantation. So atrocious 
a crime, roused the indignation of the 
magistrates, and in a few months, 
sixty-six persons were committed to 
prison on various charges connected 
with these disturbances : a special com- 
mission for the trial of the offenders, 
was held at York, when seventeen of 
the prisoners, including three of the 
murderers of Mr. Horsfall, were exe- 
cuted ; six were transported for seven 
years, and the remainder liberated on 
bail. So terrible an example crushed 
the rising insurrection, and since that 
period, Luddism has quietly expired. 
Some persons may possibly think, that 
it would be better to suffer such melan- 
choly events to sink into oblivion ; but 
it is at least satisfactory to pay the meed 
of applause to successful courage ; and 
it maybe useful as an example, to shew 
in such desperate extremities, that the 
most efficacious, and after all the most 
merciful remedy, is a prompt, vigorous, 
and impartial administration of justice. 

Liverton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Easington, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 8 miles E. from Guis- 
borough ; inhabitants, 25 1 j a chapelry 
to Easington. 

Lobster House, N. R. (2). See 
Claxton. 

Lockington, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Bainton 
Beacon, 6 miles N.W. from Beverley ; 
inhabitants, 367 ; a rectory, value 20/. ; 
patron, the Rev. Francis Lundy. Part 
of the township is in the adjoining pa- 
rish of Kilnwick ; Lockington parish 
contains a part of the township of Ayke. 
Entire population, 426. 

Lockton, N.R. (3) a township in 
the parish of Middleton, wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 5 miles N. from 
Pickering ; inhabitants, 324 ; a cha- 
pelry to Middleton. 



Lockwood, W.R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Almondbury, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 1 § mile S. from Hud- 
dersfield ; inhabitants, 1881. In this 
place, William Lockwood, Esq. was 
slain in his own house by Sir John 
Elland, in the reign of Edward III. 
(See Elland.) In this township, are 
Longroyd-bridge House, the seat of 
John Fisher, Esq. ; and Thornton 
Lodge, the seat of John Horsfall, Esq. 

Lodge, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Upper Stonebeck, parish 
of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 6 miles N. E. from Kettle well. 

Lodge, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township of Settle, parish of 
Giggleswick, wapentake of StainclifFe, 
1§ mile S. E. from Settle. 

Lodge Green, N.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Melbecks, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 6 
miles W. from Reeth. 

Lofthouse, N.R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 8 miles E. from Guisborough; 
inhabitants, 1178; a rectory, value 
10/. 1 1*. 0£d. ; patron, the King. This 
parish is bounded on the north by the 
German ocean. The place is chiefly 
dependent on the alum works of Lord 
Dundas. Lofthouse Hall is the seat 
of Alexander Todd, Esq. 

Lofthouse, W. R. (8) a township 
with Carlton, in the parish of Roth- 
well, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3$ miles 
N. from Wakefield ; inhabitants, 1396. 
Lofthouse Hall is the seat of Benjamin 
Dealtry, Esq. 

Lofthouse, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Harewood, wapentake of Skyrack, 1 
mile S. from Harewood. 

Lofthouse Him., W. R. (5). See 
Staveley. 

LoFTHOUSES, Or LOFTUS IN NlD- 

derdale, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Middlesmoor, parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 
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Loftsome, E. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Wressle, 
division of Holme Beacon, 6 miles E. 
from Selhy. Here is a wooden bridge 
over the river Derwent. 

Londesborough, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the division of 
Holme Beacon, 2£ miles N. from 
Market Weigh ton ; inhabitants, 244 ; 
a rectory, value 16/, ; patron, the Duke 
of Devonshire. Here is an hospital 
founded by the first earl of Burling- 
ton and his countess, for 12 poor per- 
sons : many Roman coins having been 
discovered in the village and park, as 
well as several repositories for the 
dead, it was considered by Dr. Drake, 
the historian of York, as the Roman 
station Delgovitia. Londesborough 
was for several generations one of the 
seats of the noble and famous family 
of Clifford, from whom it has de- 
scended to the Duke of Devonshire : 
a very few years since, the ancient 
mansion was taken down, and the park 
converted into farms. 

Londonderry, N.R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Exelby Leeming, 
and Newton, parish of Burneston, wa- 
pentake of Hallikeld, 3 miles E. from 
Bedale. Here is the seat of the Rev. 
John Raper Hunton. 

Long Hall, N. R. (2). See Guis- 
borough. 

Longill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Wigglesworth, parish 
of Long Preston, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 5 miles S. from Settle. 

Longley Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Almondbury. 

Longley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Brightside Bierlow, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill. Here is the seat of 
Adamson Parker, Esq. 

Long Marston, W. R. (5). See 
Marston. 

Long Preston, W. R. (4). See 
Preston Long. 

Longroyd Bridge, W.R. (7) a 



hamlet in the township and parish of 
Huddersfield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 
mile S. W. from Huddersfield. 

Longside, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Middlesmoor, parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Halli- 
keld, 6 miles N.W. from Pateley Bridge. 

Longthwaite, N.R. (I) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Arken- 
garthdale, wapentake of Gilling West, 
3 miles N. W. from Reeth. 

Long Whin, E. R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Hunmanby, wapentake of Dickering, 1 
mile E. from Hunmanby. 

Longwood, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Huddersfield, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 2$ miles W. from 
Huddersfield ; inhabitants, 1942 ; a 
chapelry to Huddersfield. Here are 
Milnsbridge House, the seat of Joseph 
Armitage, Esq., and Longwood House, 
the seat of Joseph Roberts, Esq. 

Lonton, N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Holwick, parish of Ro- 
maldkirk, wapentake of Gilling West, 
3 miles N. W. from Romaldkirk. 

Loscoe Grange, W.R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Aikton, pa- 
rish of Featherstone, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 3 miles W. from Pontefract. 

Lothersdale, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Carl- 
ton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 miles 
S. W. from Skip ton. This dreary 
valley is a distinct manor, running up 
to the very confines of Lancashire. 

Lotherton, W.R. (5) a town- 
ship with part of Abberford, in the pa- 
rish of Sherburn, wapentake of Bark- 
ston Ash, 6 miles S. from Tadcaster ; in- 
habitants, 427. Lotherton Hall is the 
seat of Major Norcliffe. 

Loups House, N.R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Lartington, 
parish of Romaldkirk, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 4 miles S. from Ro- 
maldkirk. 

Lousey Cross, N.R. (2). See 
Stanwick St. John. 



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Loversall, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Doncaster, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles S. 
from Doncaster; inhabitants, 131; a 
chapelry to Doncaster : in the burial 
ground is an ancient tomb, supposed 
to belong to one of the knights of St. 
John of Jerusalem. Loversall Hall is 
the seat of the Rev. Alexander Cooke : 
about a mile to the north of the village 
is a very celebrated cold bath. 

Lovesome Hill, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Hutton Bon- 
ville, parish of Birkby, wapentake of 
Allertonshire, 5 miles N. from North- 
allerton. 

Low Fields, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bowes, wapentake of Gilling West, 5 
miles S. W. from Bernard Castle. 

Low Laithes, W. R. (8). See 
Ossett. 

Low Moor, N. R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township of West Harlsey, 
parish of Osmotherley, wapentake of 
Allertonshire, 3£ miles N. E. from 
Northallerton. 

Low Moor, W. R. (4). SeeWibsey. 

Low Moors, or Lund Forest, 
N. R. (5) a hamlet in the township of 
Ryton, parish of Kirkby Misperton, 
wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 4 miles 
N. from Mai ton. 

Low Ness, N. R. (2). See Ness 
Low. 

Low Row, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Melbecks, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 5 
miles N. W. from Reeth. Here is the 
seat of Ralph Park, Esq. 

Lowtiiorpe, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Dic- 
kering, 4 miles N. E. from Great 
Driffield; inhabitants, 149; a perpe- 
tual curacy ; patron, W. T. St. Quin- 
tin, Esq. Lowthorpe Hall is the seat 
of this ancient family. 

Lucan House, W. R. (5). See 
Sharow. 

Luddenden, W. R. (7) ■ hamlet 



in the townships of Warley and Midg- 
ley, parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 5 miles W. from Halifax ; a 
chapelry to Halifax ; to the south is the 
small hamlet of Luddenden Foot. 

LumBy, W. R. (5) a township with 
Huddlestone, parish of Sherburn, wa- 
pentake of Barkston Ash, 8 miles S. 
from Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 184. 

Lund, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Gateforth, parish of Bray- 
ton, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 4 
miles S. W. from Selby. 

Lund, E. R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the division of Bain ton Beacon, 
7 miles N. W. from Beverley ; inhabi- 
tants, 357 ; a vicarage, value 6/.6s.0£*/.; 
patron, Thomas Grimstone, Esq. ; fair, 
the fourth Thursday in Lent. 

Lund, E. R. (5) a township with 
ClifFe, in the parish of Hcmmingbo- 
rough, wapentake of Ouse and Der- 
went, 4§ miles E. from Selby ; inha- 
bitants, 501. 

Lunds Green, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Pan- 
nal, wapentake of Claro, 5§ miles S.W. 
from Knaresborough. 

Lune, or Lunedale. N. R. (1) a 
township in the parish of Romaldkirk, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 7 miles W. 
from Romaldkirk ; inhabitants, 265 ; 
this township includes the whole of 
Lunedale, situated on both sides the 
small river Lune, which rises near the 
confines of Westmoreland, and falls 
into the Tees, near Lonton. The town- 
ship contains various farms and small 
hamlets, and Womergill Hall, a fa- 
vourite shooting box of the late Earl 
of Strathmore ; as also the wild, moun- 
tainous, and dreary district to the 
north, called Lune Forest, once ranged 
by herds of wild deer. 

Lupsett Hall, W.R. (8). See 
Alverthorpe. 

Lutton, East and West, E. R. 
(6) two townships, which united, form 
the township of Luttons Ambo, in the 
parish of Weaverthorpe, wapentake of 



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Buckrose, 3 miles N. from Sledmere ; 
inhabitants, 311. Here is a chapel of 
case to Weaverthorpe. 

Lythe, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 4 miles W. from Whitby ; in- 
habitants, 113-1; a vicarage, value 
10/. \2s. 6d. ; patron, the Archbishop 
of York. Lythe is pleasantly situated 
about a mile distant from the sea, near 
the eastern extremity of Cleveland, but 
is much exposed to the severe winds of 
winter ; to the south of the village, 
upon the brow of a gently rising hill, 
stands Mulgrave Castle, the stately seat 
of the Earl of Mulgrave, commanding 
several picturesque and romantic views, 
with a prospect of the sea and Whitby 
pier, and the ruins of the abbey. About 
two miles distant from the mansion, 
on a steep hill, are the remains of an 
ancient castle, built, if you can believe 
Camden, 200 years before the Con- 
quest, by Wada, a Saxon Duke ; which 
opinion seems to be about as probable 
as the tradition, that its owner was a 
giant : on a hill to the north, still 
higher than the castle, are certain 
stones called Wadde's grave. This for- 
tress, after passing through various fa- 
milies, became the property of the Shef- 
fields, Earls of Mulgrave, afterwards 
Dukes of Buckinghamshire, which ti- 
tles became extinct in 1 755 ; the title 
of Mulgrave was revived in the family 
of Phipps, in 1767 ; the brother of the 
present earl, Constantine John lord 
Mulgrave, will be remembered by pos- 
terity for his " voyage to the north 
pole," a sufficient illustration of the 
impracticability of the project, not need- 
ing later proofs. The ancient castle 
having been dismantled by order of par- 
liament, after the civil wars, but little 
remains of its former magnificence. The 
parish of Lythe contains several alum 
works, and the townships of Barnby, 
Borrowby, Ellerby, Hutton Mulgrave, 
Mickleby, Newton Mulgrave, and Ug- 
thorpe. Entire population, 2194. 



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M. 



Machon Bank, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Ecclesall Bier- 
low, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles S. from 
Sheffield. 

Maiden Castle, N.R. (1). See 
Harkerside. 

Mains, High and Low, N.R. (1) 
two small hamlets in the township and 
parish of Masham, wapentake of Hang 
East, 2 miles N. W. from Masham. 

Malham, W.R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Malham Dale, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 miles E. 
from Settle ; inhabitants, 262 ; fairs, 
July 1, October 15. Malham is situated 
in a deep and verdant dale, which is ter- 
minated to the north by an immense crag 
of limestone rock,286 feet high, stretch- 
inglike an amphitheatre across the val- 
ley, in the form of a segment of a circle; 
this is called Malham Cove, not Cave, as 
it is sometimes erroneously pronounced. 
A little above the rock, on the wild 
moor, is a tarn or small lake, about 
a mile in diameter, and abounding with 
excellent trout and perch ; its water is 
supposed to find a vent by a subter- 
raneous passage, from which it re- 
appears in the shape of a small torrent 
at the bottom of the cove, where it 
forms the head of the river Aire. In 
great floods this channel is not sufficient 
to discharge the accumulated waters, 
and they then flow over the ridge of the 
crag, and form an immense cataract, 
superior in height even to the falls of 
Niagara. This magnificent spectacle 
is seldom beheld in the summer months. 
A mile east from the cove, is Gordale 
Scar, a fissure in the same continued 
mass of limestone rock, and which ap- 
pears to have been cleft asunder by 
some violent convulsion of nature; 
through the tremendous chasm, a con- 
siderable stream forms some striking 
waterfalls. What is remarkable, these 
cataracts have not existed more than a 
century, as the torrent first forced a 



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passage after a sudden thunder storm 
which took place in the year 1730. 
Near the village of Malham is Jennett's 
Cave, a spacious and gloomy cavern, 
surrounded with evergreens. 

Malham Moor, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkby Malham 
Dale, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5§ mile3 
E. from Settle ; inhabitants, 83 ; Mal- 
ham Water House, here, is a seat of 
Lord Ribblesdale. 

Malin Bridge, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Wadsley, pa- 
rish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 3 miles N.W. from 
Sheffield. 

Malsis Hall, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Glusburn, 
parish of Kildwick, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 6 miles S. from Skipton. 

Maltby, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 4f miles S.W. from Tick- 
hill ; inhabitants, 679 ; a vicarage, va- 
lue 4/. 13*. Ad. ; patron, the Earl of 
Scarborough. Maltby Hall is the seat 
of John Cooke, Esq. In this town- 
ship is Sandbeck, the superb mansion 
of the Earl of Scarborough, built about 
half a century ago, in the Grecian style, 
but being situated in a valley, and sur- 
rounded by plantations, cannot be seen 
at any great distance : a little beyond 
the western boundary of the park, stand 
the venerable remains of Roche Abbey, 
consisting only of one side of the nave 
of the church under the middle tower, 
some few unconnected arches, and va- 
rious scattered fragments : the cele- 
brated landscape gardener, Brown, has 
very happily embellished the scene, pro- 
ducing, in his usual style, a truly fas- 
cinating combination of rock, wood, 
and water : the monastery was founded 
in the reign of King Stephen, 1147, for 
an abbot and monks of the Cistercian 
order. The stone of which the abbey 
was built was dug out from a neigh- 
bouring quarry ; it is of a peculiar 
whiteness and fineness of texture, and 



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is still known to masons by the name 
of Roche Abbey stone ; but however 
beautiful may be this material, it is to 
be regretted that it is not of a very 
durable nature. The parishjjof Maltby 
contains the township of Hooton Levett. 
Entire population, 774. 

Maltby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Stainton, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 4 miles E. from Yarm; 
inhabitants, 168. 

Malton, New, N. R. (5) a borough 
and market-town, in the wapentake of 
Rydale, 9 miles S. from Pickering, 18 
miles N. E. from York, 217 miles from 
London; inhabitants, 4005; the town 
consists of the two parishes of St. Leo- 
nard and St. Michael ; both churches 
are perpetual curacies ; patron, the Arch- 
bishop of York ; market, Saturday ; 
fairs,, the whole week before Palm Sun- 
day, Saturday before Whit Sunday, Sa- 
turday before November 11. Malton 
made two returns to parliament in the 
reign of Edward I., but the privilege 
was discontinued till 1640, when it was 
restored ; the right of voting is in the 
householders, in number about 500 : the 
town is governed by a bailiff. Malton 
is situated on the river Derwent, over 
which it has a stone bridge, very pecu- 
liarly constructed, being somewhat in 
the form of the letter Y ; at the foot 
are some small remains of a castle, 
built by the family of de Vesci, which 
was destroyed by Henry II. ; during 
its existence the town was burnt down 
by Thurston, Archbishop of York, 
who besieged it, for the purpose of 
dislodging the Scots ; at the rebuilding 
of the town it assumed the name of New 
Malton. On a part of the site of the 
castle are to be seen the lodge and gate- 
way of an ancient castellated mansion, 
built by Lord Eure, in the reign of 
James I. ; at his decease, the estate 
falling into the hands of two sisters, 
co-heiresses, they could not agree about 
the possession, and, after an expensive 
litigation, the house was pulled down, 



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aud its materials divided so scrupu- 
lously, that the stones, it is [said, were 
shared one by one ; a compromise, how- 
ever, seems to have taken place before 
their demolishing hands approached 
the present remains. From the num- 
ber of ^ancient coins and reliques dis- 
covered here, and from other circum- 
stances, it is evident that Malton was a 
Roman station, but to pretend that it 
was the Camalodunum of Ptolemy, is 
absurd, as that municipal town is satis- 
factorily ascertained to have been Mai- 
den, in Essex. New Malton is a very 
flourishing place ; the river having been 
made navigable in the reign of Queen 
Anne, vast quantities of corn and provi- 
sions are shipped for Hull and other mar- 
kets : the town is about half a mile in 
length, and possesses a handsome suite 
of public rooms, with a theatre ; St. 
Leonard's church has a tall spire, which 
is left' unfinished, and presents the un- 
sightly appearance of a truncated cone : 
the town stands on an eminence, over- 
looking the river, which runs through 
a beautiful and fertile vale. The manor 
is the property of Earl Fitzwilliam. 

Malton, Old, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 1 mile N. from New Malton ; in- 
habitants, 1064; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, Earl Fitzwilliam ; this appears 
to have been the mother church to St. 
Leonard and St. Michael, at New Mal- 
ton : the church is a very ancient struc- 
ture, and adjoins some remains of a 
priory, founded in the 12th century by 
Eustace Mtz-John, for canons of the 
order of St. Gilbert. In 1546 Arch- 
bishop Holgate endowed here a free 
grammar school. 

Manfield, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
East, 10 miles N. from Catterick ; in- 
habitants, 440 ; a vicarage, value 61. 
Is. 3d. ; patron, the King. This small 
village is supposed to have been once 
a place of some importance, from vari- 
ous foundations of buildings and scat- 



tered tumuli, but nothing satisfactory 
has been obtained respecting their ori- 
gin. The parish contains the township 
of Cliffe. Entire population, 493. 

Manjngham, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bradford, wapen- 
take of Morley, 1§ mile N. from Brad- 
ford ; inhabitants, 2471. In this town- 
ship are the Clock House, the seat of 
Miss Jowitt ; Maningham House, the 
seat of L. E. Cunliffe, Esq. ; and Whit- 
ley House, the seat of J. Rollings, Esq. 

Maniwell Heights, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township of Wilsden, pa- 
rish of Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 
4 miles S. from Keighley. 

Mankinholes, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Langfield, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 1 1 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Mappleton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder - 
ness, 3 miles S. from Hornsea; in- 
habitants, 187 ; a vicarage, value U. 
13*. Ad. ; patron, the Archdeacon of 
the East Riding. It contains the town- 
ships of Cowdons, Great Hatfield, and 
Rowlstone. Entire population, 460. 

Mapplewell, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Darton, 
wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles N. 
from Barnsley. 

Marderley, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Feliskirk, wapentake of Birdforth, 3 
miles N. E. from Thirsk. 

Marfleet, E. R. (6) a township 
and parish in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 5 miles E. from Hull ; inhabi- 
tants, 127 ; a perpetual curacy ; pa- 
tron, the Rev. Thomas Watson. This 
is a small village, near the north bank 
of the Humber ; the church is a small 
modern brick building. 

Markington, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship with Wallerthwaite, in the parish 
of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 4 miles 
S. from Ripon, inhabitants, 457. In 
this township is Markenfield Hall, once 
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now occupied as a farm-house ; it was 
moated round, and, with its ancient 
turrets, still presents a picturesque ap- 
pearance. Mr. Hargrove quotes an 
old ballad, which represents Sir Ninian 
Markenville as present at the battle of 
Flodden Field, in 1513 : the estate was 
forfeited to the crown by Sir Thomas 
Markenville joining the rebellion in 
the north, against Queen Elizabeth, in 
1569. In this township are the cele- 
brated and magnificent ruins of Foun- 
tains Abbey, situated in a deep valley, 
through which flows a small rivulet, 
called the Skell ; the hills on either 
e are clothed with lofty trees, and 
the scene is admirably fitted for con- 
templation. In 1152 some monks of 
St. Mary's Abbey, in York, who deter- 
mined to embrace the rules of the Cis- 
tercian order, lately introduced into 
England, left their parent monastery, 
and after various sufferings and for- 
tunes, settled under the foliage of an 
ancient elm tree in this place : the fame 
of their sanctity inducing various gifts, 
the abbey began to be erected, and from 
a scroll in the transept, appears to have 
been finished in the year 1285. The 
present remains are deservedly con- 
sidered as the most interesting, exten- 
sive, and perfect monastic ruins in the 
kingdom, as they consist, not only of 
the church, with its lofty tower, but of 
two cloisters, the chapter-house, refec- 
tory, dormitory, and kitchen, which, 
with the adjuncts of the gate, the mill, 
and the bridge, afford a complete illus- 
tration of an ancient monastery : the 
architecture is mixed, in some of the 
windows the arch is circular, in others 
pointed ; the great east window is mag- 
nificent The name de Fontibus, is sup- 
posed to have been adopted from a 
place bearing the same appellation in 
Burgundy, the birth-place of St. Ber- 
nard, the founder of the Cistercian or- 
der of Monks. At the dissolution of 
the monasteries, Fountains Abbey was 
granted to Sir Richard Gresham ; after 



passing through various families, it was 
purchased by William Aislabie, Esq., 
of Studley, to the celebrated park and 
grounds of whose descendant, Mrs. 
Lawrence, it now forms a distinguished 
appendage. About 200 yards from the 
abbey is Fountains Hall, built from a part 
of its ruins, by Sir Stephen Proctor, one 
of the esquires to James I. ; it is not 
now occupied as a mansion. Micklehow 
Hill, in the township of Markington, 
is a lofty eminence, partly covered with 
wood ; it belonged to the monastery of 
Fountains ; upon its summit was for- 
merly a chapel, which has been taken 
down, and a Gothic tower erected on 
its site, which affords an extensive and 
delightful prospect. 

Marismes, East and West, N.R. 
(6) a township in the parish of Thorn- 
ton, wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 5 
miles S. E. from Pickering ; inhabi- 
tants, 210. 

Market Weighton, E. R. (6). 
See Weighton Market. 

Marr, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles W. from 
Doncaster ; inhabitants, 162 ; a per- 
petual curacy ; patron, the Trustees to 
the property of the late Mr. Thellusson. 
Marrick, N. R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
West, 3 miles E. from Reeth ; inhabi- 
tants, 621 ; a perpetual curacy ; pa- 
tron, Josias R. Morley, Esq. Marrick 
is situated on the northern bank of the . 
Swale. Here was a convent of Bene- 
dictine Nuns, founded in the reign of 
King Stephen ; the nave of the cha- 
pel of which is still used as the parish 
church. Marrick Park is the seat of 
Mrs. Morley. 

Marrifirth, N.R. (2) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Thorn- 
ton Watlas, wapentake of Hang East, 
5 miles W. from Bcdale. 

Marsden, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parishes of Almondbury and Hud- 
dersficid, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 miles 



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S.W. from Huddersfield ; inhabitants, in 
Almondbury, 1708, in Huddersfield, 622 
— total, 2330. A chapel to Almondbury. 

Marsh, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Huddersfield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles W. from 
Huddersfield. 

Marsett, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Bainbridge, parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 4 
miles S. E. from Hawes. 

Marsh Field, W. R. (4). See 
Settle. 

Marske, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 6 miles N. from Guisborough ; 
inhabitants, 576; a vicarage, value 
10/. lis. 10%<l. ; patron, Lord Dundas. 
The spire of Marske church, within a 
few yards of the ocean, is a conspicu- 
ous sea-mark. Marske Hall, a com- 
modious mansion, one of the seats of 
Lord Dundas, was built by Sir William 
Pennyman, in the reign of Charles I. 
The parish contains the township of 
Redcar. Entire population, 1249. 

Marske, N. R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
West, 5 miles W. from Richmond ; in- 
habitants, 290 ; a rectory, value 12/. 
6s. 5%d. ; patron, John Hutton, Esq. 
In this parish are Clint Hall, the plea- 
sant seat of Thos. Errington, Esq. ; and 
Marske Hall, the seat of John Hutton, 
Esq. ; this latter estate was purchased, 
in 1598, by Dr. Matthew Hutton, Arch- 
bishop of York, who died 1605 ; and 
here was born another Matthew Hut- 
ton, successively Archbishop of York 
and Canterbury, who died 1758. The 
Huttons of Marske are said to be the 
onTy family in England which has pro- 
duced two Archbishops ; they both ap- 
pear to have been excellent and learned 
prelates. 

Marston, or Long Marston, (5) 
a parish and township in the Ainsty, 
7 miles W. from York; inhabitants, 
388; a rectory, value 24/. 3s. 9d. ; pa- 
tron, Paul Bielby Thompson, Esq. 



Near this village is Marston Moor, 
celebrated for the defeat sustained by 
Prince Rupert, July 2, 1644, from the 
parliamentary army. The minute par- 
ticulars of this battle, the most sangui- 
nary which occurred during the dismal 
period of the civil wars, are variously 
related, but it appears that the right 
wing of the royal army, commanded by 
Prince Rupert, was totally routed by the 
left wing of the parliamentarians, led on 
by the Earl of Manchester and Crom- 
well, while the left wing of the royal- 
ists completely defeated the right of 
their adversary; the two victorious 
wings, after pursuing to some distance 
their flying enemies, returned to the 
field of battle, and by a singular coin- 
cidence each army occupied the same 
ground that the other had possessed in 
the commencement of the action, and 
both sides were equally surprized that 
they must renew the battle ere they 
could claim the victory : the conflict 
was now desperate, but the royal army 
was at length entirely routed, and pur- 
sued within a mile of York : this city 
soon after surrendered itself to the 
parliamentary generals, which circum- 
stance ultimately led to the total ruin 
of the royal cause. The parish of Mar- 
ston contains the townships of Angram 
and Hutton. Entire population, 579. 

Martcn,N.R. (2) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Langbarugh, 
7 miles N. from Stokesley; inhabitants, 
397; a vicarage, value 4/, 18*. 9rf.; pa- 
tron, the Archbishop of York. The 
church, a small ancient edifice, stands 
at the western extremity of the village. 
Marton Lodge is the seat of Bartholo- 
mew Rudd, Esq. Marton is rendered 
memorable by the birth of Capt. James 
Cook, in 1728, undoubtedly the great- 
est circumnavigator which modern ages 
have produced ; and if he is surpassed 
by Columbus in the importance of his 
discoveries, and the romantic danger 
of his enterprises, he equals the great 
Genoese admiral in coolness, perse- 



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verance, and parental attention to his. 
sailors. The slightest inspection of a 
terrestrial glohe at once evinces the 
extentiof Capt. Cook's labours, which 
have enlarged the limits of valuable 
knowledge, and increased the glory of 
Great Britain throughout the universe. 
Captain Cook was born of humble pa- 
rentage, his father being in the service 
of Thomas Scottowe, Esq., at whose 
expense James was sent to a day-school 
in the adjoining parish of Ayton ; at 
the age of 13 he was bound apprentice 
to Mr. Sanderson, a shopkeeper, at 
Staithes, but the employment not suit- 
ing his taste, the indentures were dis- 
solved, and young Cook bound him- 
self apprentice to Messrs. Walkers, of 
Whitby, owners of ships in the coal 
trade; after being employed some years 
as a seaman, he entered the royal navy, 
and by his zeal, enterprize, and intel- 
ligence, became the ornament of his 
profession : after thrice circumnavi- 
gating the globe, he fell a sacrifice in 
an unfortunate quarrel of his people 
with the savages^of Owhyhee, February 
14, 1779. 

Marton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Sinnington, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 4 miles W. from 
Pickering ; inhabitants, 255. 

Marton, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
5 miles E. from Easingwold ; inhabi- 
tants, with Moxby, 164 ; a perpetual cu- 
racy ; patron, the Archbishop of York. 
Some small remains of a monaster}', 
founded in the reign of King Stephen, 
are to be found in a farm-house, called 
Marton Abbey. The Manor House re- 
tains the name of Marton Lordship. 

Marton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Swine, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 9 miles N. E. from Hull ; in- 
habitants, 129. 

Marton, E. R. (6) a township with 
Sowerby, in the parish of Bridlington, 
wapentake of Dickering, 2 miles N. E. 
from Bridlington; inhabitants, 317; 



Marton House is the seat of Ralph 
Creyke, Esq. 

Marton, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township with Grafton, in the wapen- 
take of Claro, 3 miles S. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 464 ; a vicarage, 
value 21. 19*. Ad. ; patron, St. John's 
College, Cambridge. 

Marton, East, or Church, W.R. 
(4) a parish and township with West 
Marton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 
miles W. from Skipton ; inhabitants, 
382; a rectory, value 14/. As. A\d.; 
patron, R. Heber, Esq. In this town- 
ship are Gladstone House, the seat of 
R. H. Roundell, Esq. ; and Ingthorpe 
Grange, once belonging to Bolton Pri- 
ory, the seat of J. Baldwin, Esq. Mar- 
ton, East and West, are sometimes 
called the township of Martons Ambo. 

Marton Scar, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Marton le Moor, N. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of TopclifFe, wa- 
pentake of Hallikeld, 3 miles N. from 
Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 201 ; a 
chapelry to Topcliffe. This township 
was formerly surrounded by moors, 
which have all been enclosed and bene- 
ficially cultivated. 

Marton Top, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Rimington, 
parish of Gisburn, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 2 miles S. from Gisburn. 

Marton, West, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship with East Marton, in the parish of 
East Marton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
6§ miles W. from Skipton ; inhabi- 
tants, 582. Marton Hall, the scat of 
R. Heber, Esq., is a respectable family 
mansion, embosomed in woods. Here 
was born, 1728, the Rev. Reginald 
Heber, author of " An Elegy, written 
among the Tombs in Westminster Ab- 
bey," but published without his name : 
his mantle of piety, with more than a 
double portion of his poetical spirit, fell 
upon his lately deceased relative and 
name-sake, the lamented and excellent 
Bishop of Calcutta. 



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Masham, N. R. (2) a market town, 
parish, and township, in the wapentake 
of Hang East, 6 miles S. W. from Be- 
dale, 54 miles N. W. from York, 222 
miles from London; inhabitants, 1171 ; 
a vicarage, value 30/. ; patron, Trinity 
College, Cambridge ; market, Wed- 
nesday ; fair, September 17, 18, 19. 
Masham is delightfully situated on the 
south bank of the Ure, amidst an abun- 
dantly fertile country. A large estate 
here, formerly belonged to the family 
of the Lords Scrope of Masham, so 
called, to distinguish them from ano- 
ther branch, the Lords Scrope of Bol- 
ton ; the family failing in the male line, 
in the early part of the 15 th century, 
their estates became divided between 
the Wyvils and the Danbys. The pa- 
rish of Masham contains the various 
townships of Burton upon Ure, Elling- 
string, Ellingtons, Fearby, Healey, II- 
ton with Pott, and Swinton. Entire 
population, 2767. 

Mason Gill, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Thornton 
in Lonsdale, wapentake of Ewcross, 3 
miles N. W. from Ingleton. 

Masborough, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Kimberworth, pa- 
rish of Rotherham, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, £ mile W. from 
Rotherham. Masborough House is the 
seat of Miss Walker. This village is 
divided from Rotherham by the river 
Don, over which there is a stone bridge ; 
it contains nearly the same number of in- 
habitants as Rotherham, and is celebra- 
ted for its extensive iron works, origi- 
nally established in 1746, by Mr. Samuel 
Walker, at which have been manufac- 
tured cannon of the largest calibre, and 
almost every article of cast iron, with 
various kinds of wrought iron ; the pon- 
derous iron bridges at Yarm, Sunder- 
land, and Southwark, with innumerable 
others, were cast at these founderies. 
The history of their original projector, 
who was born at the neighbouring vil- 
lage of HUl Top, in 1 7 1 6, affords, as it is 



expressed in his epitaph, written by his 
friend, the poet Mason, " a singular 
example, both of the public and pri- 
vate benefits, which may arise from 
the smallest beginnings, when prose- 
cuted with integrity, foresight, regu- 
larity, and an active and comprehen- 
sive genius." Mr. Walker was left by 
the death of his parents, at the age of 
twelve, with scarcely the means of 
subsistence ; by diligent application he 
qualified himself for keeping a school, 
which he continued till the age of thirty, 
when, in conjunction with his two bro- 
thers, he established a small foundery, 
which at length became one of the most 
flourishing establishments of the kind 
in Europe: he died in 1782, immensely 
rich, and universally esteemed. But, 
perhaps, such extreme prosperity al- 
most defeats the benefit of the exam- 
ple to be derived from so striking an 
instance of successful industry, as tend- 
ing to excite a murmur at the unequal 
distribution of the gifts of Providence : 
thousands and tens of thousands, en- 
dued with as large a portion of inte- 
grity, diligence, and knowledge as this 
excellent person, would deem them- 
selves too happy in the enjoyment of 
the hundredth part of his possessions ; 
and how many have been shipwrecked 
by those uncontrolable currents of ad- 
verse fortune, which no human pru- 
dence could avert or withstand. Mr. 
Walker erected a meeting-house for 
dissenters of the independent denomi- 
nation at Masborough ; and was a great 
benefactor to an institution, entitled, 
" The Rotherham Independent Acade- 
my, for the Education of Students in- 
tended for the Ministry," established 
in the same place. 

Mauley Cross, N. R. (2). See 
Pickering. 

Maunby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Wiske, wapentake 
of Gilling East, 6 miles S. from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 206. Maunby 
Hall is the seat of T. S. Walker, Esq. 



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May, or Bay Hall, W. R. (7) a 
small hamlet in the township and parish 
of Huddersfield, division of Agbrigg, 1 
mile N. from Huddersfield. 

May Royd, W. R. (7) a small ham- 
let in the township of Wadsworth, pa- 
rish of Halifax, division of Morley, 6* 
miles W. from Halifax. 

May Thorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirk- 
burton, division of Agbrigg, 6 miles 
N. W. from Penistone. 

Mean Wood, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Chapel Allerton, 
parish of Leeds, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 5 miles N.W. from Leeds. Mean 
Wood Hall is the seat of Christopher 
Beckett, Esq. 

Meaux, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Wawm, wapentake of 
Holderness, 7 miles N. from Hull ; in- 
habitants, 74. This lordship was given 
by .William the Conqueror, to one of 
his officers named Gamel, who peopled 
it with inhabitants from Meaux, in 
Normandy, whence it obtained its 
name. An abbey was founded here in 
1 136, by William le Gros, Earl of Albe- 
marle, not a vestige of which remains, 
but the site can easily be traced. 

Meer Beck, or Meer Syke, W.R. 
(4) a small hamlet in the township of 
Settle, parish of Giggleswick, wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 5 miles S. from 
Settle. 

Melbecks, N. R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Grinton, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 4 miles W. from Reeth ; 
inhabitants, 1726. Melbecks is not a 
village, but a mountainous district, con- 
taining several hamlets on the north 
side of the Swale ; near the river is 
Park Hall, now occupied by a farmer, 
built by the Marquis of Wharton, 
in 1700. 

Melbourne, E. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Thornton, division of 
Holme Beacon, 5 miles S. W. from 
Pocklingtou ; inhabitants, 437. Mel- 
bourne Hall is the seat of Sir Henry 



M. M. Vavasour, Bart. Melbourne 
Lodge is the seat of General Wharton. 

Melmerby, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Wath, wapentake of 
Hallikeld, 5 miles N. from Ripon ; in- 
habitants, 258. In this township is 
York Gate Inn, a place of meeting for 
the magistrates of the wapentake. 

Melmerby, N. R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Coverham, wapentake 
of Hang West, 4 miles S.W. from Mid- 
dleham; inhabitants, 112. 

Melsonby, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Gilling 
West, 6 miles N. from Richmond ; 
inhabitants, 440 ; a rectory, value 
10/. 2.9. 11 d. ; patron, University Col- 
lege, Oxford. In this pleasant agricul- 
tural village, is a public house called 
Hang Bank, a noted repository for 
coals. 

Meltham, W.R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Almondbury, division 
of Agbrigg, 5 miles S. W. from Hud- 
dersfield ; inhabitants, 2000 ; a cha- 
pelry to Almondbury; in this town- 
ship is Thick Hollings, the seat of 
J. G. Armitage, Esq. Here was born 
1608, Abraham Woodhead, an able con- 
troversial writer on the side of the Ca- 
tholics ; but like most theological dis- 
putations, his works have long since 
quietly subsided into oblivion. 

Melton, E.R. (D) a township in 
the parish of Welton, wapentake of 
Howclenshire, 9 miles W. from Hull ; 
inhabitants, 118. In this pleasant vil- 
lage, are the seats of Henry Sykes, Esq. 
of Henry Thomson, Esq. and Melton 
Hill, the seat of Mrs. Wilson. 

Melton on the Hill, W.R. (8) 
a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of StraiForth and Tickhill, 4$ 
miles W. from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 
137 ; a perpetual curacy; patron, Rich- 
ard Fountayne Wilson, Esq. In the 
church are several monuments of the 
Fountayne family, and in a window of 
painted glass, is a portrait of William 
de Melton, Archbishop of York, 1515, 



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in his pontificals ; Melton Hall is the 
seat of Richard Fountayne Wilson, 
Esq. This pleasant mansion com- 
mands several delightful prospects. 

Melton, West, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Brampton Bier- 
low, in the parish of Wath upon Dearn, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 
miles N. from Rotherham. 

Meltonby, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Pocklington, division of 
Wilton Beacon, 2 miles N. from Pock- 
lington ; inhabitants, 78. 

Melwaters,N.R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Bowes, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 2 miles 
S. W. from Bowes. 

Menethorpe, or Mennythorpe, 
E. R. (5) a township in the parish of 
Weston, wapentake of Buckrose, 3 
miles S. fromMalton; inhabitants, 131. 
Mensthorpe, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of North Elmsall, pa- 
rish of South Kirkby, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 6 miles S.from Pontefract. 
Menston, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Otley, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 3 miles W. from Otley ; inha- 
bitants, 257. 

Menthorpe, E. R. (5) a township 
with Bowthorpe, parish of Hemming- 
borough, wapentake of Ouse and Der- 
went, 5 miles E. from Selby ; inhabi- 
tants, 49. 

Menwith, W.R. (4) a township with 
Darley, in the parish of Hampsthwaite, 
wapentake of Claro, 5§ miles S. from 
Pateley Bridge ; inhabitants, 648. 

Metham, E. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 4§ miles S. E. from How- 
den; inhabitants, 45. This village was 
once the seat of the ancient family of 
Metham. Metham Hall is now the 
seat of Philip Scholefield, Esq. 

Methley, W.R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Agbrigg, 
6 miles N. E. from Wakefield ; in- 
habitants, 1499; a rectory, value 
25/. 8*. 6§rf.; patron, the King, as 



Duke of Lancaster. Methley is a place 
of great antiquity, being mentioned in 
Domesday Book. In the chancel of 
the church, which was built by Robert 
Waterton, in the year 1424, are several 
sumptuous monuments, cf exquisite 
workmanship ; the most ancient is that 
of the founder and his wife; another op- 
posite is consecrated to the memory of 
lord Welles, who fell in the battle of Tow- 
ton; between these, is the magnificent 
tomb of Sir John Savile, baron of the 
exchequer, the founder of the present fa- 
mily of Mexborough, brother to the 
learned Sir Henry Savile; but the great- 
est piece of antiquity about the church, 
is a mutilated statue over the south door, 
of the patron saint, Oswald, third king 
of Northumberland, slain in battle, 642, 
against Penda, king of Mercia : the 
figure is a rude representation of a mo- 
narch in his robes, with crown and scep- 
tre, but from its great antiquity, it is in 
a state of much decay. Methley park, 
the seat of the Earl of Mexborough, is 
delightfully situated, and well stocked 
with deer ; the mansion was originally 
built, in the reign of James I., by Sir John 
Savile, but has been much renovated. 

Mewith, W. R. (4). See Ben- 
tham Low. 

Mexborough, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 5£ miles N. E. of 
Rotherham ; inhabitants, 865 ; perpe- 
tual curacy ; patron, the Archdeacon of 
York. In the church are several ancient 
monuments of the Savile family of Meth- 
ley. The parish contains the township 
of Denaby. Entire population, 1006. 

Micklehow, W. R. (5). See 
Markington. 

Micklebring, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Braith- 
well, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 5f miles E. from Rotherham. 

Mickleby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Lythe, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 7 miles N. W. from Whitby 
inhabitants, 147. 
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Micklefield, W. R. (5) a town- 
6bip in the parish of Sherburn, wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, 2f miles S. from 
Abberford; inhabitants, 196. Here is 
a chapel of ease to Sherburn. 

Micklethwaite, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Bing- 
ley, wapentake of Skyrack, 3 miles S. 
from Keighley. 

Micklethwaite,W.R.(5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Collingham, wa- 
pentake of Barkston Ash, half a mile 
S. from Wetherby ; inhabitants, 83. 
Micklethwaite Grange, is the seat of 
Paul Beilby Thompson, Esq. 

Mickleton, N.R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Romaldkirk, wapentake 
of Gilling West, 2 miles N. W. from 
Romaldkirk ; inhabitants, 356. 

Micklev, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Azerley, parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 
6 miles N.W. from Ripon. 

Middleham, N. R. (1) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Hang West, 3 miles S. from 
Leyburn, 43 N. W. from York, 232 
from London; inhabitants, 880; a 
rectory, value 15/. 9*. 4%d. ; patron, the 
King ; the incumbent has the title of 
Dean ; market, Monday ; fairs, No- 
vember 5 and 6. Middleham is a small 
market town, in which an open square 
forms the principal par'. : the remains 
of its once formidable castle, says Dr. 
Whitaker, are the noblest work of man 
in Richmondshirc ; the views from this 
fortress, both up and down Wensley 
Dale, are picturesque and extensive. 
The castle was built about the year 
1190, by Robert Fitz-Ranulph ; it be- 
came afterwards the property of the 
Neviles, and descended to the Earl of 
Warwick, the famous king-maker, and 
here he confined Edward IV., who, by 
good fortune or good management, 
contrived to effect his escape, and soon 
after defeated his powerful enemy at 
the battle of Barnct : the castle be- 
coming forfeited to the crown, Edward 



gave it to his brother Richard, the Duke 
of Gloucester, who made it his favourite 
residence, was born in this place his only 
son Edward, afterward Prince of Wales, 
who died at the age of twelve years. 
Richard converted the rectory into a 
college ; and though the establishment 
was never completed, the incumbent 
still retains the title of Dean, with some 
ecclesiastical jurisdiction: when the 
castle ceased to be inhabited is not 
ascertained: there is an unsupported 
tradition, that it was reduced to ruins 
by Oliver Cromwell : it is still an ob- 
ject of great interest, but must have 
been an uncomfortable residence, the 
keep being enclosed by a lofty qua- 
drangle by the Nevile family, in . the 
14th century, which almost entirely 
darkened, what was dark enough be- 
fore. A mile from the town, is Mid- 
dleham Moor, an excellent training 
ground for race horses. 

Middlesbrough, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Acklam, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 10 miles N. 
from Stokesley ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Thomas Hustler, Esq. ; inha- 
bitants, 40. Here was an ancient chapel 
dependent, first on Stainton, afterwards 
on the abbey of Whitby ; it has long 
been in ruins, but the chapel yard is 
occasionally used as a burial ground. 

Middlesmoor, W.R. (4) a town- 
ship with Fountains Earth, in the pa- 
rish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 9 miles N. W. from Pateley 
Bridge; inhabitants, 441; a chapelry 
to Kirkby Malzeard. Near this place is 
the celebrated chasm called Goyden 
Pot Hole, into .which the river Nidd 
enters through a natural arch of lime- 
stone rock, about nine feet inhcight: this 
chasm may be explored with safety, by 
the assistance of lights, for the distance 
of two or three hundred yards; the river 
emerges from its subterraneous course 
about three miles distant to the south. 

Middlestown, W. R. (8). See 
Shitliugton Middle. 



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Middlethorp, (5) a township in the 
parish of St. Mary Bishop-hill the Elder, 
York, in the Ainsty, 14 mile S. from 
York ; inhabitants, 44, The manor- 
house is the seat of C. Breary, Esq. ; 
and Middlethorp Hall is the seat of 
Lady Stourton. 

Middleton, W. R. (4) a township 
with Stockhill, in the parish of Ilkley, 
wapentake of Claro, 9 miles E. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants, 205. Middleton 
Lodge is the seat of William Middle- 
ton, Esq. 

Middleton, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Rothwell, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 5 miles N. from Wake- 
field; inhabitants, 1096. Middleton 
Lodge, or Sew Hall, is the seat of Wil- 
liam Walker, Esq. 

Middleton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 1 mile W. from Pickering ; in- 
habitants, 247 ; a vicarage, value 10/. 
11*. Sd. ; patron, the devizees of the 
Rev. J.Robinson. The parish contains 
the townships of Aislaby, Cawthorne, 
Cropton, Hartoft, Lockton, Rosedale, 
Eastside, and Wrelton. Entire popu- 
lation, 1727. 

Middleton on the Wolds, E.R. 
(6) a parish and township in the divi- 
sion of Bainton Beacon, half a mile 
N. W. from Beverley ; inhabitants, 441 ; 
a rectory, value, lSL3s.4d. ; patron, 
Abraham Hoskins, Esq. 

Middleton Green, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Middleton-upon-Leven, N. R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Rudby, 
wapentake of Langbarugb, 4 miles S E. 
fromYarm; inhabitants, 111. Here is a 
chapel of ease ; patron, Lady Amherst. 

Middleton Qlernhow, N.R.(5) 
a township in the parish of Wath, wa- 
pentake of Hailikeld, 5 miles N. from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 102. 

Middleton Tyas, N. R. (2) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Gilling East. 5 miles N. from Cattrrick ; 



inhabitants, 569 ; a vicarage, value 
15/. 10 s. ; patron, the King. The cop- 
per mines of Middleton have ceased to 
be worked fcr half a century Here is 
a small district called Scotch Corner, in 
which is the Three Tuns public house. 
Middleton Lodge is the seat of George 
Hartley, Esq. The parish contains the 
township of Moulton. Entire popu- 
lation, 805. 

Middlewood Hall, W. R. (8). 
See Darfield. 

Midglev, W.Ti. (7) a township in 
the parish of -Halifax, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 5 miles W. from Halifax ; inhabi- 
tants, 2207. Here was an ancient man- 
sion called Brearley Hall, in a low situa- 
tion, a seat of the Lacy family, now a 
farm house ; this is not to be mistaken 
for the house now called Brearley Hall, 
situated on the summit of a hill. Ewood 
Hall, in this township, was long the re- 
sidence of the Farrar family, and the 
supposed birth-place of Robert Farrar, 
Bishop of St. David's, one of the noble 
army of martyrs, in the reign of Mary, 
1555 ; the mansion is now occupied as 
a seminary for young gentlemen. 

Midgley, Nether and Over, 
W. R. (8) two hamlets in the township 
of Shitlington, parish of Thornhill, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 6 miles S. W. from 
Wakefield. 

Midhope, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Gisburn, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 3 miles S. from Gisburn ; 
inhabitants, 100. 

Midhope, Little, W. R. (4) a 
small hamlet of the preceding township. 

Midhope, and Midhope Over, 
W. R. (8) two hamlets in the township 
of Bradfield, parish of Ecclesfield, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles S. from Penistone ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, W. Bosville, Esq. 

Milby, N.R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Humburton, parish of 
Kirkby, wapentake of Hailikeld, 1 mile 
N. from Boroughbridge. 

Milforth, North, W. R, (5) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 



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Kirkby Wharf, wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 5 miles S. from Tadcaster. 

Milforth, South, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Sherburn, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 8 miles S. 
from Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 651. 

Millbridge, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Liversedge, parish of 
Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 2\ miles 
N. W. from Dewsbury. 

Millington, E.R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Great Givendalc, divi- 
sion of Wilton Beacon, 8 miles N. W. 
from Market Weigkton; inhabitants, 
282 ; a perpetual curacy ; patron, the 
Dean of York. 

Mill Shaw, W.R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Beeston, parish of 
Leeds, wapentake of Morley, 2f miles 
S. from Leeds. 

Mill Wood, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Stansfield, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 10 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Miln Houses, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Ecclesall Bier- 
low, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles S. from 
Sheffield. 

Milnsbridge, W, R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Longwood, parish 
of Huddersfield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
2 miles S.W. from Huddersfield. Milns- 
bridge House is the seat of Joseph Ar- 
mitage, Esq. 

Milnthorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Sandal 
Magna, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2§ 
miles S. from Wakefield. 

Milthorpe, W. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sedbergh, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 1 mile S. from 
Sedbergh. 

Milton Furnace, W.R. (8). See 
Brampton Bierlow. 

Minskip, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Aldborough, wapentake of 
Claro, IA mile S. from Boroughhridge; 
inhabitants, 245. 

Mirfield, W.R. (8) a parish and 



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township in the wapentake of Agbrigg, 
5 miles W. from Dewsbury; inhabi- 
tants, 5041 ; avicarge, value 6l.ls.0%d.; 
patron, Sir George Armitage, Bart. 
Mirfield is situated on the river Calder, 
and till the year 1261, formed a part of 
the large Saxon parish of Dewsbury, 
when the following occurrence caused 
its separation : as the lady of Sir John 
Heton was going to mass, early in the 
morning of Christmas-day, to the pa- 
rish church of Dewsbury, she was 
robbed, and two of her attendants mur- 
dered : on the same day, as she sat at 
dinner, at nine o'clock in the morning, 
in Mirfield Hall, two mendicant friars 
came to solicit relief, informing her 
that they were about to proceed to 
Rome, where her husband then resided : 
on this intelligence, she wrote to Sir 
John Heton, entreating him to make 
interest with the Pope, to erect the 
chapel of Mirfield into a parochial 
church, that the inhabitants might be 
no longer exposed to similar danger ; 
to which request his Holiness obligingly 
acceded. At the west end of the 
church, is a conical mount, intended 
as a means of defence to the manor 
house of its Saxon lords ; near which 
is an ancient and very picturesque 
wooden house, called Castle Hall, built 
by Thomas Beaumont, in 1522. An obli- 
teration of the second figure gave occa- 
sion to a ridiculous assertion, that 1022 
was the proper date, and that the house 
was a genuine rclique of the age of King 
Canute. Blake House, in this town- 
ship, is the seat of Mrs. Ingham, in 
which was born John Hopton, Bishop 
of Norwich, chaplain to queen Man', 
of persecuting memory. Mirfield is an 
opulent, pleasant, and fertile village, 
where the clothing manufacture highly 
flourishes. The parish and township 
are co-extensivc. 

Miryshaw, W. R. (4). See 
Bradford. 

Mitton, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 



MON ( 1: 

cliffe, 12 miles S. W. from Gisburn ; 
inhabitants, 524; a vicarage, value 
14/. 7s. ; patron, Rev. J. Wilson. , The 
parish contains the townships of Bash- 
all Eaves, West Bradford with Wad- 
dington and Grindleton. Entire popu- 
lation, 3048. 

Mitton Hill, N.R. (3) a small 
hamlet in the township of Hawsker, 
parish of Whitby, wapentake of Whitby 
Strand, 4 miles S. E. from Whitby. 

Mixenden, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Ovenden, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 3 miles 
N.W. from Halifax. 

Moat House, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Wickersley, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 5 miles E. from Ro- 
therham. 

Moat House, (5) a small hamlet in 
the township of Walton, parish of Wig- 
hill, in the Ainsty, 2f miles N. W. 
from Tadcaster. 

Moles Croft, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of St. John, Bever- 
ley, division of Hunsley Beacon, 1 mile 
W. from Beverley ; inhabitants, 111. 

Monk Bretton, W. R. (8) . See 
Bretton Monk. 

Monk Fryston, W. R. (5). See 
Frvston Monk. 

Monk Hill, W. R. (8) a township, 
extra-parochial, wapentake of Osgold- 
cross; it adjoins Pontefract; inhabi- 
tants, 40. Here stood a priory of Be- 
nedictine monks, founded by Robert 
de Lacy, in the year 1090, not a vestige 
of which remains. 

Monkton Bishop, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Ripon, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 4 miles S. from Ri- 
pon ; inhabitants, 479 ; a perpetual 
curacy; patron, the Dean of Ripon. 
Monkton Hall is the seat of J. Char- 
nock, Esq. 

Monkton Moor, (5) a parish and 
township in the Ainsty, 8 miles N. W. 
from York ; inhabitants, 269 ; a rec- 
tory, value 16/. 195. 7rf.; patron, the 



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King. This is a small village, situated 
to the 6outh of the river Nidd, a little 
before its junction with the Ouse. In 
this township is the Red House, built 
by Sir Henry Slingsby, in the reign of 
Charles I., and still the property of his 
descendants : this ancient mansion is 
fast going to decay ; from its terrace is 
a fine view of York city and Cathedral. 
The parish contains the township of 
Hessay. Entire population, 430. 

Monkton, Nun, W. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Claro, 
8 miles N.W. from York; inhabitants, 
344 ; a perpetual curacy ; patron, S. J. 
Tuffnell, Esq. A convent for Benedic- 
tine nuns was endowed here, in the 
reign of King Stephen, by William de 
Arches ; on the site is Monkton Hall, 
the seat of the Hon. Henry Butler. 

Moneybent, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Gisburn 
Forest, parish of Gisburn, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 6 miles N. W. from 
Gisburn. 

Moor Allerton, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Chapel Allerton, 
parish of Leeds, wapentake of Skyrack, 
3f miles N. from Leeds. 

Moor Cote, W. R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of East 
Witton, wapentake of Hang West, 6 
miles S. E. from Middleham. 

Moor Ends, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Thorne, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 
miles N. from Thorne. 

Moor Gate, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Rotherham, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 1§ mile S. from Ro- 
therham. 

Moor Grange, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Headingley, 
parish of Leeds, wapentake of Skyrack, 
3§ miles N. W. from Leeds. 

Moor Grange, E. R. (6). See 
Beeford. 

Moor Hallows, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Thurlstonc, pa- 



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rish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 2 miles W. from Penistone. 

Moor House, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Hooton 
Pagnell, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles N. W. from Doncaster. 

Moor House, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Badsworth, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
4f miles S. from Pontefract. 

Moor House, E. R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Humhleton, wapentake of Holderness, 

8 miles N. E. from Hull. 

Moor House, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Tickhill, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 1 mile E. from Tickhill. 

Moor House, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of Snape, pa- 
rish of Well, wapentake of Hang East, 
2 miles E. from Masham. 

Moor House, W. R. (8). See 
Stanley. 

Moor House, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Hinderskelf, wapen- 
pentake of Bulmer, 6 miles W. from 
Malton. 

Moor House, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Spennythorne, wapentake of Hang 
West, 2 J miles E. from Middleham. 

Moor Houses, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Middleton, pa- 
rish of Hinckley, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 8 miles W. from Skipton. 

Moor Monkton, (5). See Monk- 
ton Moor. 

Moor Row, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of St. John, 
Stanwick, wapentake of Gilling West, 

9 miles N. from Richmond. 

Moorsome, Great, N. R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Skelton, 
wapentake of Langharugh, 6 miles E. 
from Guisborough ; inhabitants, 553. 
Moorsome is a long straggling village ; 
about a mile to the south stands Free- 
borough Hill, which serves as a sea- 



conical form, with a quarry of stone on 
its summit. 

Moorsome, Little, N. R. (2) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Moor Town, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Brandsburton, wapen- 
take of Holderness, 7 miles W. from 
Hornsea ; inhabitants, 29. 

Moreby, E. R. (5) a township with 
Stillingfleet, in the parish of Stilling- 
fleet, wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, 
5§ miles S. from York; inhabitants, 
404. Moreby Hall is the seat of the 
Rev. Thomas Preston. 

More Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Bradfield. 

Morley, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Batley, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 4 miles N. from Dewsbury ; in- 
habitants, 5051. At the time of the 
Domesday survey Morley had a parish 
church, but it seems to have been re- 
duced to the state of a chapelry to Bat- 
ley soon after the conquest, and so to 
have continued till the time of the Com- 
monwealth, when the present building 
was leased out by Savile, Earl of Sus- 
sex, to certain presbyterian trustees, 
and since that time it has been used as 
a place of worship by dissenters : this 
chapel is said to be the only instance, 
throughout England and Wales, of an 
ancient place of worship which was not 
given back to the establishment at the 
restoration : it retains much of the 
form of a church, and has a choir and 
two side aisles, supported upon wooden 
pasterns instead of columns. 

Morley, W. R. (7). See Agbrigg 
and Morley. 

Morrets, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Embsay, parish of 
Skipton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 
miles N. from Skipton. 

Morthen, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Whiston, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
4 miles S. E. from Rotherham. Mor- 
then Hall is the seat of Nicholas 
Timm, Esq. 



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Morethorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of South 
Kivkby, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 7 
miles S. from Pontefract. 

Mortonlky, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 7 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Mortham Tower, N.R. (1). See 
Rokeby. 

Morton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Ormesby, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 4 miles W. from Guis- 
borough ; inhabitants, 26. 

Morten, N. R. (2) a hamlet, extra- 
parochial, in the township of Newbo- 
rough, wapentake of Birdforth, 4 miles 
N. from Easingwold. 

Morton, East and West, W. R. 
(4) a township in the parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 3 miles N. E. 
from Keighley; inhabitants, 1199. 

Morton Banks, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the preceding township. About 
fifty years since a quantity of Roman 
Denarii was discovered here, in what 
was probably the military chest of a 
Roman legion ; they were chiefly of the 
age of Septimius Severus and his sons, 
and were in excellent preservation. 

Morton upon Swale, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Ainderby- 
steeple, wapentake of Gilling East, 4 
miles W. from Northallerton ; inhabi- 
tants, 240. 

Morwick, W. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Bar- 
wick in Elmet, wapentake of Skyrack, 
5f mile N. W. from Leeds. 

Mosley, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Addle, wapen- 
take of Skyrack, 4 miles S. W. from 
Otley. 

Moss, W. R. (fe) a township in the 
parish of Campsall, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 6 miles W. from Thorne; 
inhabitants, 242. 

Mossdale, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Hawes, parish of Ays- 
garth, wapentake of Hang West, 4 miles 



N. W. from Hawes. This hamlet is 
pleasantly situated at the western ex- 
tremity of Wensley Dale, near the 
source of the river Ure. 

Mosson Green, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Sykehouse, pa- 
rish of Fishlake, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhiil, 4 miles N. W. from 
Thorne. 

Mosswood House, W. R. (4) a 
small hamlet in the township of Foun- 
tains Earth, parish of Kirkby Malzeard, 
wapentake of Claro, 3 miles N.W. from 
Pateley Bridge. 

Mould Green, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Dalton, parish of 
Kirkheaton, wapentake of Agbriggj 1 
mile E. from Huddersfield. Here are 
the seats of W. W. Battye, Esq. ; and 
Abraham Dixon, Esq. 

Moulton, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Middleton Tyas, wapen- 
take of Gilling East, 3f miles N. from 
Catterick ; inhabitants, 236. 

Mount Farran, E. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bird sail, wapentake of Buckrose, 4§ 
miles S. from Malton. 

Mount Grace, N. R. (2). See 
Harlsey, East. 

Mount Pleasant, W. R. (8). See 
Ecclesall Bierlow. 

Mount St. John, N. R, (2). See 
Feliskirk. 

Mowthorpe, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirkby 
Grindalyth, in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 3 miles N. W. from Sledmere. 

Mowthorpe, N. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Terrington, 
wapentake of Buhner, 8 miles W. from 
Malton. 

Moxby, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Marton, wa- 
pentake of Bulmer, 5 miles S. E. from 
Easingwold. 

Muker, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Grinton, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 6 miles N. W. from Ask- 
rigg; inhabitants, 1425; a chapelry 



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to Grinton. Muker is an irregularly 
built, and not very agreeable, town, si- 
tuated on the south bank of the Swale ; 
it has a small market on Wednesday, 
established by custom ; and an annual 
fair the Wednesday before Old Christ- 
mas day. The township is ten miles 
in length, and comprises the upper part 
of Swale Dale ; about two miles above 
the village the Swale falls over some 
rugged rocks, into a very secluded dell, 
forming the beautiful cascade of Keas- 
don Force, which consists of two falls, 
the lower of which claims most atten- 
tion ; near them is the vast detached 
hill, called Keasdon Mountain. 

Mulgrave Castle, N. R. (5). See 
Lythe. 

Mulwith, W. R. (5) a township 
with Newby, in the parish of Ripon, 
wapentake of Claro, 3 miles W. from 
Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 52. 

Munthroyd, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of South 
Kirkby, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 8 
miles S. from Pontefract. 

Murton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Osbaldwick, wapentake of 
Bulmer, 3 miles E. from York ; a cha- 
pelry to Osbaldwick. Murton Hall is 
the seat of Barnard Smith, Esq. 

Muscoates, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Kirkdale, wapentake 
of Rydale, 8 miles N. W. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 65*. 

Musley Bank, N.R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Malton, 
wapentake of Rydale, 2 miles S. W. 
from Malton. 

Muston, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 2 miles N. from Hunmanby ; in- 
habitants, 350 ; a vicarage, value 61. 
10s. ; patron, H. B. Osbaldeston, Esq. 
Muston was formerly a chapelry to 
Hunmanby. 

Myrtle Grove, W. R. (4). See 
Bingley. 

Mytholm, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Stansfield, parish of 



Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 8 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Mytholm Royd Bridge, W. R. 
(7) a hamlet in the township of Midg- 
ley, parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 6 miles W. from Halifax. 

Myton, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
3 miles E. from Boroughbridge ; in- 
habitants, 185 ; a vicarage, value 61. ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York. My- 
ton Hall is the seat of Martin Stapylton, 
Esq., whose ancestors appear to have 
settled here in the reign of Charles I. 
The village is situated near the Swale, 
across which there is a ferry. In the 
unfortunate reign of Edward II., 1319, 
the Scots, under the command of Ran- 
dolph, Earl of Murray, entering Eng- 
land, laid waste the country with fire 
and sword, and continuing their depre- 
dations, advanced to the walls of York; 
after burning the suburbs they returned 
homewards: William de Melton, Arch- 
bishop of York, immediately raised an 
army, composed of clergymen, monks, 
canons, husbandmen, and artificers, to 
the number of 10,000 men ; with this 
undisciplined band the Archbishop over- 
took the Scots at Myton, when a battle 
ensuing, the Yorkshiremen were de- 
feated, and upwards of 2000 of them 
slain : such a number of ecclesiastics 
was left in the field, that the contest 
was for a long time after called the 
White Battle. On this occasion Mr. 
Hargrove, with singular felicity has ap- 
plied the following passage — 1 Macca- 
bees, chap. v. ver. 67, " At this time 
certain priests, desirous to shew their 
valour, were slain in battle, for they 
went out to fight unadvisedly." 

N. 

Nab Hill, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Dalton, parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles 
N. E. from Huddersfield. 

Naburn, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parishes of Acastcr Malbis and St. 



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George, York, wapentake of Ouse and 
Derwent, 4 miles S. from York ; in- 
habitants, 366. The village is situated 
on the east bank of the river Ouse ; it 
has a chapel of ease. In this township 
are Bell Hall, the seat of Geo. Palmes, 
Esq. ; and Naburn Hall, the seat of H. 
J. Baines, Esq. 

Naby, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Lartington, parish of Ro- 
maldkirk, wapentake of Gilling West, 
6 miles W. from <5reta Bridge. 

Nafferton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 2 miles E. from Great Driffield ; 
inhabitants, 917; a vicarage, value 
13/. 15*. 4d. ; patron, the Archbishop 
of York. The parish contains the 
township of Wansford. Entire popu- 
lation, 1261. 

Nappa, W. R. (4) a township in the 
parish of Gisburn, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 3§ miles N. from Gisburn ; in- 
habitants, 44. 

Nappa Flatts, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Paythorne, parish 
of Gisburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 4 
miles N. from Gisburn. „ 

Nappa Scar, N.R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Askrigg, parish of Ays- 
garth, wapentake of Hang West, 1 mile 
E. from Askrigg. Nappa Hall, a seat 
of Lord Grantham's, is an ancient man- 
sion, situated on the brow of a hill, 
commanding a fine view of Wensley 
Dale ; it formerly belonged to the Met- 
calfs, who were accounted one of the 
most numerous families in England. 
Sir Christopher Metcalf being high 
sheriff, in 1555, was attended by 500 
horsemen, all of his own name and 
family, and habited alike, to receive 
the justices of assize, and conduct them 
to York. 

Nawton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Kirkdale, wapentake of 
Rydale, 3 miles E. from Helmsley. 
Here is the seat of Thomas Whytehead, 
Esq.; and also Nawton Lodge, the seat 
of the Hon. Thomas Duncombe. 



Neepsend, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Brightside Bierlow, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 1 mile N. from 
Sheffield. 

Nesfield, W. R. (4) a township 
with Langber, in the parish of Ilkley, 
wapentake of Claro, 7 miles E. from 
Skipton; inhabitants, 210. 

Ness, East, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Stonegrave, wapentake 
of Rydale, 6 miles S. from Kirkby 
Moorside; inhabitants, 59. Here is 
the seat of Thomas Kendall, Esq. 

Ness, High and Low, N. R* (2) 
two small hamlets in the township and 
parish of Pickhill, wapentake of Halli- 
keld, 5 miles S. E. from Bedale- 

Ness, West, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Stonegrave, wapentake 
of Rydale, 6 miles S. from Kirkby 
Moorside; inhabitants, 65. 

Neswick, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Bainton, division of Bain- 
ton Beacon, 8 miles S. W. from Drif- 
field. Here is the seat of John Grim- 
ston, Esq. 

Nether Bank, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Ec- 
clesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Netherby, W. R. (5) a township 
with Kirkby, in the parish of Kirkby 
over Blow, wapentake of Claro, 4 miles 
W. from Wetherby; inhabitants, 226. 

Nether Green, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Upper Hallam, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 3 miles W. from 
Sheffield. 

Nether Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Doncaster. 

Nether Lodge, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Horton, wapentake of Ewcross, 10 
miles N. from Settle. 

Nethershire, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Ec- 
clesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles N. from Sheffield. 
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Shire House is- the Beat of Hugh Mel- 
ler, Esq. 

Netherside, W. R. (4). See 
Threshfield. 

Netherthorpe, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Aston, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 
miles S. E. from Rotherham. 

Netherton, W. R. (8). See 
Shitlington Nether. 

Netherton, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of South Crosland, pa- 
rish of Almondbury, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 3 miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Netherwood Hall, W. R. (8). 
See Darfield. 

Nettlepot, N. R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Lunedale, 
parish of Romaldkirk, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 5 miles W. from Ro- 
maldkirk. 

Neville Grange, E. R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Long 
Riston, wapentake of Holderness, 5 
miles E. from Beverley. 

Newbald, North, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the division of 
Hunsley Beacon, 3£ miles N. from 
South Cave ; inhabitants, 543 ; a vicar- 
age, value 4/. ; patron, thePrebendary of 
Newbald in York Cathedral. The church 
presents some excellent specimens of 
Saxon, or of the early style of Norman 
architecture; over the door-way is a 
mutilated statue, supposed to represent 
St. Nicholas, to whom the structure is 
dedicated. The parish contains the 
township of South Newbald. Entire 
population, 722. 

Newbald, South, E. R. (6) a 
township in the preceding parish ; in- 
habitants, 179. 

Newbiggin, W. R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Aysgarth, wapentake 
of Hang West, 2 miles S. from Ays- 
garth ; inhabitants, 128. 

Newbiggin, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Askrigg, parish of Ays- 
garth, wapentake of Hang West, 1 mile 
N. E. from Askrigg. 



Newbiggin, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township of Gristhorpe, parish of 
Filey, wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 5 
miles S. E. from Scarborough. 

Newbiggin Hall, N. R. (2). See 
Egton. 

Newbridge, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Fountains Earth, pa- 
rish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 2 miles N. from Pateley 
Bridge. 

Newbridge, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Cowick, parish of 
Snaith, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 3 
miles S. E. from Snaith. 

New Buildings, N. R. (2). See 
Kirkby Knowle. 

Newburgh, N. R. (5) a township 
with Morton, in the parish of Coxwold, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 5 miles N. 
from Easingwold ; inhabitants, 162. 
Newburgh Park is the seat of T. E. 
Wynne Belasyse, Esq., but now occu- 
pied by Sir Geo. W. Wombwell, Bart. : 
it was the site of a monastery for Aus- 
tin Friars, founded by Roger de Mow- 
bray, in 1145. William Little, or Gu- 
lielmus Neubrigensis, the candid and 
diligent English historian, was a monk 
in this prioiy, about the year 1200. 

Newby, N. R. (3) a township in 
the parish of Scalby, wapentake of Pick- 
ering Lythe, 5 miles N. W. from Scar- 
borough ; inhabitants, 40. 

Newby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Stokesley, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 3 miles N. from Stokesley; 
inhabitants, 152. In this township is a 
remarkable tumulus, called Howe Hill, 
which has never been opened; on the 
side of a hill, to the south, are works 
of an entrenchment, probably Saxon ; 
in the adjacent valley, it is said, re- 
liques of armour and human bones 
have been occasionally ploughed up. 

Newby, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Rimington, parish of Gis- 
burn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 miles 
S. from Gisburn. 

Newby, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 



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township of Weeton, parish of Hare- 
wood, wapentake of Claro, 4 miles E. 
from Otley. 

Newby, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Clapham, wapentake of 
Ewcross, 7 miles N. W. from Settle ; 
inhabitants, 45. 

Newby Cote, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Ingleton, parish of 
Clapham, wapentake of Ewcross, 8 
miles N. W. from Settle. 

Newby, W. R. (5) a township with 
Mulwith, parish of Ripon, wapentake 
of Claro, 3 miles S. W. from Ripon ; 
inhabitants, 52. Newby Hall, the seat 
of Lord Grantham, is a brick house, 
situated on the bank of the Ure, built 
in the year 1760, by Sir Thos. Blackett, 
Bart., after a design, it is said, of Sir 
Christopher Wren ; the wings were 
built by the late Mr. Weddell, who 
purchased the estate from the Blackett 
family ; one of them contains the gal- 
lery, exhibiting, perhaps, the best pri- 
vate collection of ancient sculpture in 
the kingdom, amongst which the statue 
called the Barbarini Venus, is the chief 
ornament. On the decease of William 
Weddell, Esq., in 1792, the estate de- 
volved to the father of the present no- 
ble proprietor. 

Newby Wiske, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkby Wiske, 
wapentake of Gilling East, 5 miles S. 
from Northallerton; inhabitants, 265. 
This place takes its name from the river 
Wiske, over which it has a good stone 
bridge of five arches. Newby Hall is 
the seat of John Armitage, Esq. 

Newby Park, N. R. (5). See 
Rainton. 

Newfield Green, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Nether Hal- 
lam, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 2§ miles S. 
from Sheffield. 

New Forest, N. R. (1) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkby Ravens- 
worth, wapentake of Gilling West, 4 
miles N. from Reeth ; inhabitants, 73. 



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New GftANGB, W. R. (5). See 
Headingley. 

New Hall, W. R. (4) a township 
with Clifton, in the parish of Otley, 
wapentake of Claro, 1 mileW. from 
Otley; inhabitants, 208. Here is an 
ancient mansion, now in a decayed 
6tate, formerly the seat of Edward Fair- 
fax, Esq., the translator of Tasso, who 
died here, 1632. 

New Hall, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Pontefract, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
1 mile N. from Pontefract. Here was 
a mansion, supposed to have been 
erected by a branch of the Talbot fa- 
mily, in 1591 ; it is now little more 
than a ruin. 

New Hall, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Shitlington, parish of 
Thornhill, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 
miles S. from Dewsbury. 

New Hall, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Darfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles E. from Barnsley. 

New Hall, W. R. (8) . See Bright- 
side Bierlow. 

New Hall, W. R. (5). See Mid- 
dleton in Rothwell. 

Newham, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Marton, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 5 miles N. from 
Stokesley. 

New Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Brampton Bierlow, pa- 
rish of Wath upon Dearn, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles N. 
from Rotherham. 

New Holme, N. R. (3) a township 
with LXmsley, parish of Whitby, wa- 
pentake of Whitby Strand, 2£ miles 
N. W. from Whitby ; inhabitants, 259. 
In this township is Raithwaite, the seat 
of I. Hunter, Esq. 

New House, W. R.~(4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Easington, 
parish of Slaidburn, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 8 miles S. W. from Settle. 

New Houses, W. R. (4) a hamlet 






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in the township and parish of Horton, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 6§ miles N. from 
Settle, 

New Houses, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Upper Stonebeck, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
ofClaro, 10 miles N. W. from Pateley 
Bridge. 

New Inn, N. R. (2). See Bur- 
neston. 

Newland,W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Warley, parish of Hali- 
fax, wapentake of Morley, 2§ miles W. 
from Halifax. 

Newland, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Drax, v/apentake of 
Barkston Ash, 5 miles N. E. from 
Snaith ; inhabitants, 269. 

Newland, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Cottingham, 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 1£ mile N. 
from Hull. 

Newland, E. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Eastrington, wa- 
pentake of Howdenshire, 8 miles E. 
from Howden. 

Newland Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Normanton. 

New Laith, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Horsforth, parish of 
Guisely, wapentake of Skyrack, 5 miles 
N. W. from Leeds. 

New Laithes, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Carlton, pa- 
rish of Royston, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 2 miles N. from Barnsley. 

New Laithes, W. R. (8) a bamlet 
in the township and parish of Ferry 
Fryston, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 1 
mile W. from Ferrybridge. 

Newmarket, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Whit- 
church, wapentake of Skyrack, 3§ miles 
S. E. from Leeds. 

New Miller Dam, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Crigglestone, 
parish of Sandal Magna, wapentake of 
gbrigg, 4 miles S. from Wakefield. 

Newport, or New Village, E. R. 
(fi) a township with Walling Fen, in 



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the parish of Eastrington, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 5 miles E. from South 
Cave ; inhabitants, 539. This thriving 
village is situated near the Market 
Weighton Canal, and is celebrated for 
its extensive manufacture of bricks, 
tiles, and coarse earthenware ; a bed 
of clay, fit for this purpose, has late- 
ly been discovered here, so valuable, 
that land, which fifty years ago was a 
barren waste, has been sold at 200/. 
per acre. 

Newport, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Linthorpe, parish of 
Acklam, wapentake of Langbarugh, 8 
miles N. from Stokesley. This is a mo- 
dern village, situated on the banks of 
the Tees, and it contains a commodious 
quay and granaries. 

Newsam, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Butterwick, parish of Ap- 
pleton le Street, wapentake of Rydale, 
4 miles N. W. from Malton. 

Newsam, W. R. (5) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Spofforth, 
wapentake of Claro, 3 miles N.W. from 
Wetherby. 

Newsam Green, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Temple Newsam, 
parish of Whitchurch, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 5 miles S. E. from Leeds. 

Nevvsham, N. R. (1) a township 
in the parishes of Barningham and 
Kirkby Ravensworth, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 8 miles N. W. from 
Richmond; inhabitants, 511. Earby 
Lodge, in this township, is the seat of 
W. Hutchinson, Esq. 

Newsham, N. R. (2) a township 
with Breckenborough, in the parish of 
Kirkby Wiske, wapentake of Birdforth, 
3& miles W. from Thirsk ; inhabitants, 
173- This place gave birth to Dr. 
George Kickes, a nonjuring divine, 
who was made Dean of Worcester by 
Charles II. ; he was a man of universal 
learning, and an acute polemic, but he 
has left a more valuable legacy than his 
controversial writings, in his " Lingua- 
rum Veterum Septentrionalium The- 



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saurus," and his " Grammatica Anglo 
Saxonica," both eminently useful to the 
student of the ancient tongues of the 
north of Europe; he died abroad, in 
September 1715. 

Newsham, W. R, (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Keighley, 
wapentake of Staincliife, 3 miles W. 
from Keighley. 

News holme, E. R. (5) a township 
with Brind, parish of Wressle, division 
of Holme Beacon, 7 miles E. from Sel- 
by ; inhabitants, 177. 

Newsholme, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Gisburn, wapentake of 
StainclifFe, 2 miles N. from Gisburn ; 
inhabitants, 75. 

Newsome, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Almond- 
bury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles 
S. from Huddersfield. 

Newstead, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of East Wit- 
ton, wapentake of Hang West, 5 miles 
S. E. from Middleham. 

Newstead Grange, W. R. (6) a 
small hamlet in the township and parish 
of Thornton, wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 5 miles N. E. from Malton. 

Newstead Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Hemsworth. 

Newthorpe, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Sherburn, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 3£ miles S.W. from 
Abberford ; inhabitants, 83. 

Newton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Slaidburn, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 2 miles S. from Slaidburn ; 
inhabitants, 581 ; fairs, March 14, 
April 14, and September 16. Newton 
Hall is the seat of Thos. Parker, Esq. 
Here is a school, founded by John 
Brabbin, in 1768, for the purpose of 
instructing the children of Quakers, 
with six other poor children of the 
township. 

Newton, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Sprotborough, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
2§ milee N. W. from Doncaster. 



Newton, W. R. (8) a bamfet in 
the township of Alverthorpe, parish of 
Wakefield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 
mile N. from Wakefield. 

Newton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 4 miles N. E. from Stokesley ; 
inhabitants, 119 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, T. K. Stavely, Esq. In this 
township is the remarkable pyramidal 
mountain, called Roseberry Topping, 
of the altitude of 1488 feet above the 
level of the sea ; its base is composed 
of an immense stratum of alum rock ; 
half way up are found a vast number of 
petrified shells and marine productions ; 
near the top is a spring of excellent 
water. The prospect from Roseberry 
Topping is extensive and beautiful, 
particularly towards the north, com- 
manding the mouth of the Tees, and a 
large part of the county of Durham. 

Newton, N. R. (3) a township in 
the parish of Pickering, wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 4 miles N. from Pick- 
ering ; inhabitants, 212. 

Newton, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Winteringham, 
wapentake of Buckrose, 8 miles N.W. 
from Malton. Newton Hall is the seat 
of George Strickland, Esq. 

Newton Abberth, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Ledston, pa- 
rish of Ledsham, wapentake of Bark- 
ston Ash, 4 miles N. from Pontefract. 

Newton Bank, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Gargrave, wapen- 
take of StainclifFe, 5 miles W. from 
Skipton ; inhabitants, 159. 

Newton Dale, N. R. (3) a hamlet, 
partly iu the township of Newton, pa- 
rish of Pickering, and partly in the 
township and parish of Leavisham, 
wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 7 miles 
N. from Pickering. 

Newton, East, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Aldborough, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 8 miles S. E. 
from Hornsea ; inhabitants, 38. 

Newton, East, N. R. (5) a town- 



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ship with Laysthorpe, in the parish 
of Stonegrave, wapentake of Rydale, 
4 miles S. from Helmsley; inhabi- 
tants, 72. 

Newton Grange, N. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Os- 
waldkirk, wapentake of Rydale, 3 miles 
S. from Helmsley. Here was born that 
indefatigable collector of antiquities, 
Robert Dodsworth, son of Matthew 
Dodsworth, registrar of York Cathe- 
dral ; he died in 1654, at the age of 
69. Anthony a Wood says, that he 
was a man of wonderful industry, but 
less judgment; always collecting, but 
never publishing any thing. Here the 
peevish old cynic is exactly drawing his 
own character. Hearne says, that Dods- 
worth's judgment and sagacity were 
equal to his diligence ; 120 volumes in 
his own hand-writing, besides original 
MSS., making altogether 162 volumes 
in folio, concerning the ecclesiastical, 
monastical, and genealogical antiquities 
of Yorkshire, are now lodged in the 
Bodleian library. 

Newton Hall, W. R. (5). See 
Ripley. 

Newton House, N. R. (5). See 
Ugglebarnby. 

Newton Kyme, W. R. (5) a parish 
and township with Towlston, wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, If mile N. W. 
from Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 184 ; a 
rectory, value 14/.; patron, T. L. Fair- 
fax, Esq. In this place was born Dr. 
Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle, 
who crowned Queen Elizabeth. New- 
ton Hall is the seat of T. L. Fair- 
fax, Esq. 

Newton le Willows, N.R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Patrick 
Brompton, wapentake of Hang East, 3 
miles N. W. from Bedale ; inhabi- 
tants, 250. 

Newton, Little, W. R. (4) asmall 
hamlet in the township of Hellifield, 
parish of Long Preston, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 5 miles S. E. from Settle. 

Newton Morrell, N. R. (2) a 



township in the parish of Barton, wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 9 miles N. E. 
from Richmond, inhabitants, 31. 

Newton Mulgrave, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Lythe, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh ; 8 miles N. W. 
from Whitby ; inhabitants, 134. 

Newton on the Wolds, E. R. (6) 
See Wold Newton. 

Newton Out, E. R. (9) a town- 
ship in the parish of Easington, wapen- 
take of Holderness, 5 miles E. from 
Patrington, inhabitants, 69. 

Newton Potter, W.R. (5). See 
Potter Newton. 

Newton Scab, N.R. (2) a town- 
ship with Ex el by and Leeming, parish 
of Burneston, wapentake of Hallikeld, 
4 miles N.E. from Bedale; inhabitants, 
562. Newton House is a seat of the 
Marquis of Cleveland. 

Newton upon Derwent, E.R. (5) 
a township in the parish of Wilberfoss, 
division of Wilton Beacon, 8 miles E. 
from York ; inhabitants, 205. 

Newton upon Ouse, N. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Bulmer, 7 miles S. from Easing- 
wold ; inhabitants, 495 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, Mrs. Earle. This pa- 
rish contains the townships of Bening- 
borough and Linton, Entire popula- 
tion, 862. 

Newton West, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Aldborough, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 9 miles N. E. 
from Hull ; inhabitants, 159. 

Newton, or High Leven, N.R. 
(2) a hamlet in the township of Ingle- 
by Berwick, parish of Stainton, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 2 miles E. from 
Yarm. 

New Village, E. R. (6). See 
New Port. 

Nidd, W. R. (5) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Claro, 2 miles 
E. from Ripley; inhabitants, 86. A 
vicarage, value 5/. 6s. lOfrf. ; patron, 
the King, as Duke of Lancaster. Nidd 
Hall is the seat of B. Rawson, Esq. 



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Nidd,W.R. (4,5) a river la the 
West Riding, which takes its rise about 
three miles from Kettle well ; when run- 
ning to the east, it enters the famous 
chasm of Goyden Pot Hole, at the foot 
of a rock, and pursues a subterraneous 
course for three miles, when it emerges 
near Middlesraoor; pursuing a south- 
easterly direction, it passes by Pateley 
Bridge, Hamsthwaite, Ripley, Knares- 
borough, and Ribston to Walshford; 
when turning to the north-east, by a 
very serpentine course, it joins the 
Ouse at Nun Monkton. 

Noblethorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Silkston, 
wapentake of Staincross; 3 miles N. E. 
from Penistone. 

Norland, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 3§ miles S.W. from Halifax; 
inhabitants, 1665. On the edge of Nor- 
land Moor, amongst a large ridge of 
rocks, is a very ponderous stone, which 
projects over the side of the hill, and 
has a very uncommon appearance ; it is 
called the Lad stone, but for what rea- 
son no very probable conjecture has 
yet been given. 

Norman by, N. R, (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Rydale, 
4 miles S. W. from Pickering ; inhabi- 
tants, 191 ; a rectory, value 9/. 12s. 6d.; 
patron, Richard Hill, Esq. In this place 
is a sulphur spa. The parish contains 
the township of Thornton Risborough. 
Entire population, 223. 

Normanby, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Ormesby, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 3 miles S.W. from Guis- 
borough ; inhabitants, 122. Normanby 
Hall is the seat of W. W. Jackson, Esq. 
Normanby, N.R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Fylingdales, 
wapentake of Whitby Strand, 4 miles 
S. E. from Whitby. 

Normanton, W.R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 5 miles N. E. from Wakefield ; 
inhabitants, 296'; a vicarage, value 7/.; 



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patron, Trinity College, Cambridge. 
Here is a grammar school. In the 
church was buried, James Torre, Esq. 
who had made an extensive collection 
of the ecclesiastical antiquities of the 
county of York. Newland Park in this 
township, is the seat of Sir E. Smith 
Dodsworth, Bart. The parish contains 
the townships of Altofts, and Snydall. 
Entire population, 819. 

Northallerton, N.R. (2) a bo- 
rough, market town, parish, and town- 
ship, in the wapentake of Allerton- 
shire, 9 miles N. from Thirsk,32 N.W. 
from York, 225 from London ; inhabi- 
tants, 2626 ; a vicarage, value 17/. 10s. ; 
patron, the Dean and Chapter of Dur- 
ham ; market, Wednesday; fairs, Feb- 
ruary 7 to the 14tb, May 5, 6, Sep- 
tember 5, 6, October 3, 4, and the se- 
cond Wednesday in October. The 
government of tbis borough is vested in 
a bailiff, deputed by the Bishop of Dur- 
ham ; it sent two members to parlia- 
ment in the 26th of Edward I., but 
the privilege lay dormant till the year 
1640 ; twenty years after, Francis Las- 
celles, Esq. member for this borough, 
was discharged from being a member 
of parliament, because he had sitten as 
one of the judges on the trial of 
Charles I. The right of voting is in 
about 200 burgage tenants ; the bailiff 
is the returning offieer. Here was once 
a castle belonging to Hugh Pudsay, 
Bishop of Durham, but razed to the 
ground by^Henry II. : the grammar 
school is of ancient but uncertain foun- 
dation. Northallerton is pleasantly 
situated on a rising ground, sloping 
towards the east ; it consists chiefly of 
a wide street, about half a mile long ; 
its manufactures are those of leather 
and linen, and it was once famous for 
the excellence of its ale. It is termed 
North, in contradistinction to Allerton 
Mauleverer. Here is the register office 
for the North Riding, and here the 
bailiff of the Bishop of Durham holds 
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with the weekly meeting of magistrates 
taking place in this town, cause a con- 
siderable degree of bustle and business. 
In the neighbourhood, is Standard Hill, 
(see Brompton) on which was fought 
the battle of the standard, in the reign 
of king Stephen. The parish contains 
the townships of Brompton, Deighton, 
Romanby, and Worsall. Entire popu- 
lation, 4431. 

North Bierley, W. R. (4). See 
Bierley North. 

North Burton, E.R. (6). See 
Burton Fleming. 

Northcote, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Coniston, parish of 
Burnsall, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2§ 
miles S. from Kettlewell. 

Northcote, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Burton, parish of 
Masham, wapentake of Hang East, half 
a mile E. from Masham. 

Northcroft, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Silkston, 
wapentake of Staincross, 3f miles N.E. 
from Penistone. 

Northfields, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Boldron, parish of 
Bowes, wapentake of Gilling West, 2f 
miles N. E. from Bowes. 

North Ings, N. R. (5) a hamlet In 
the township and parish of Sheriff Hut- 
ton, wapentake of Bulmer, 8 miles E. 
from Easingwold. 

North Leys, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of North Stainley, pa- 
rish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 2 
miles N. from Ripon. 

Northorpe, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Wortley, parish of 
Tankersley, wapentake of Staincross, 
4$ miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Northowram, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Halifax, wapen- 
take of Morley, 2\ miles N.E. from 
Halifax; inhabitants, G841. North- 
owram Hall is the seat of William 
Moore, Esq. 

North Pasture, W.R (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Sawley, parish 



of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles 
S.W. from Ripon. 

Norton Priory, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Campsall, wapen- 
take of Osgoldcross, 7$ miles S. E. from 
Pontefract ; inhabitants, 668. 

Norton, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, a quarter of a mileE. fromMalton; 
inhabitants, 1017 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Thomas Ewbank, Esq. The 
parish contains the townships of Sut- 
ton, and Welham. Entire popula- 
tion, 1168. 

Norton Conyers, N. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Wath, wapen- 
take of Allertonshire, 4 miles N. from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 87. Norton Con- 
yers Hall is the seat of Sir Bellingham 
R. Graham, Bart. This place is re- 
membered as the family seat of Rich- 
ard Norton, who imprudently engaged 
in the religious rebellion of the Earls 
of Northumberland and Westmore- 
land, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 
and who, with eight of his sons, fell 
by the hand of the executioner on that 
occasion; a terrible retribution, which 
causes the heart to shudder at the ob- 
duracy of civil discord : this event has 
been commemorated by an old ballad of 
much merit, in Dr. Percy's Reliques, 
which states, that the eldest son gave 
no countenance to the enterprize ; yet 
the estate of the Norton's was con- 
fiscated and bestowed upon a Mus- 
grave. The Norton family, however, 
were not reduced to poverty; and 
from a pedigree given by Dr. Whitaker, 
Sir Fletcher Norton, the first Lord 
Grantley, seems to have derived his 
descent from the third son. From the 
Musgraves, the estate was purchased 
by an ancestor of the present possessor. 
In the civil wars, Sir Richard Graham, a 
royalist officer, baring received twenty- 
six wounds at the battle of Marston 
Moor, when he found that all was lost, 
fled here to his own house, and expired 
about an hour after his arrival. 



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Norton le Clay, N. R (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Cundall, wapen- 
take of Hallikeld, 3 miles N. from 
Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 142. 

Norwood, W. R. (5) a township 
with Clifton, in the parish of Fewston, 
wapentake of Claro, 6 miles N. from 
Otley; inhabitants, 420. 

Norwood Hall, W.R. (8). See 
Brightside Bierlow. 

Nostal Priory, W.R. (8). See 
Purston Jackling. 

Nosterfield, N. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of West 
Stanfield, wapentake of Hallikeld, 7 
miles N. from Ripon. 

Notton, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Royston, wapentake of 
Staincross, 5 miles N. from Bar nsley; 
inhabitants, 359. 

Nova Scotia, E. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Skelton, pa- 
rish of Howden, wapentake of How- 
denshire, 2f miles N. E. from Howden. 

Nun Appleton, in the Ainsty (5). 
See Appleton Nun. 

Nunbrook, W.R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Mirfield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles N.E. 
from Huddersfield. 

Nunburnholme, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the division of 
Wilton Beacon, 4 miles N. from Mar- 
ket Weighton ; inhabitants, 203 ; a 
rectory, value 91. 12s. 6</.; patron, the 
Archbishop of York. Here was once 
a nunnery, the site of which only is 
now discernible. The parish contains 
the township of Thorpe le Street. En- 
tire population/ 240. 

Nunkeeling, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township with Bewholme, in the 
wapentake of Holderness, 4 miles N.W. 
from Hornsea ; inhabitants, 243 ; a per- 
petual curacy ; patron, R. Dixon, Esq. 
Here was a nunnery, founded in the 
reign of King Stephen; the church, 
which was a part of the original 
building, was re-edified about twenty 
years since. 



Nunmonckton, W.R. (5). See 
Monckton Nun. 

Nunnington, N.R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 5 miles S. W. from Kirkby Moor- 
side; inhabitants, 418; a rectory, 
value 1-3/. 6s. Sd. ; patron, the King. 
Here is an hospital for three poor wi- 
dows, and three poor widowers, found- 
ed by Reginald Graham : the village is 
pleasantly situated on the banks of the 
Rye, and commands a picturesque pros- 
pect. Here is an ancient mansion, 
once the seat of Lord Viscount Preston, 
of Jacobite memory, afterwards of 
Lord Widdrington ; it now belongs to 
Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart, but is 
occupied by Edward Cleaver, Esq. 

Nunthorpe, N. R. (2) a towuship 
in the parish of Great Ayton, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 3 J miles N. from 
Stokesley; inhabitants, 110; a per- 
petual curacy ; patron, Thomas Simp- 
son, Esq. A small Cistercian nunnery 
was founded here, in the reign of 
Henry II., from which circumstance, 
the village, originally called Thorpe, 
received its present name. Nunthorpe 
Hall is the seat of Thomas Simp- 
son, Esq. 

Nunwick, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Ripon, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 2 miles N. from 
Ripon. 

Nlthill, E.R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township of Burstwick, parish of Skeck- 
ling, wapentake of Holderness, 9 miles 
E. from Hull. 

Nuttles, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township of Burstwick, parish of Skeck- 
ling, wapentake of Holderness, 8 miles 
E. from Hull. 

Nutwith Cote, N. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Burton upon Ure, 
parish of Masham, wapentake of Hang 
East, 1 mile S. from Masham. 

O. 
Oaken shaw, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Crofton, 
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wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles S. E. 
from Wakefield. 

Oaks Green, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Rastrick, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of JVIorley, 5 miles 
N. from Huddersfield. 

Oaktree Inn, N. R. (2). See 
Burneston. 

Oakton, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Plumpton, parish of Spof- 
forth, wapentake of Claro, 3 miles S. 
from Knaresborongh. 

Oakwell Hall, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Gomersall, parish 
of Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 5 
miles N.E. from Dewsbury. 

Oakworth, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Keighley, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 miles S. W. 
from Keighley. 

Ockeney, W. R. (5) a township 
with Walkingham, extra-parochial, 
in the wapentake of Claro, 4 miles N. 
from Knaresborough ; inhabitants, 24. 

Ockton, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Thwing, wapen- 
take of Dickering, 8 miles W. from 
Bridlington. In this hamlet, is a farm 
house called Ockton Grange. 

Oglethorpe, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bram- 
ham, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 4 
miles W. from Tadcaster. This place 
was, for many centuries, the residence 
of a family of the same name : one of 
the latest branches, General Oglethorpe, 
founder of the colony of Georgia, died 
at a very advanced nge, in 1785. 

Okenshaw, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Cleck Heaton, parish of 
Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 5 miles 
N. E. from Dewsbury. 

Old Booth, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bradfield, parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles S. from Penistone. 

Oldcotes, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Hawkeswick, parish of 
Arnecliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 
miles W. from Kettlewell. 



Oldcote, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Pudsey, parish of Cal- 
verley, wapentake of Morley, 4£ miles 
W. from Leeds. 

Oldhall, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Elm- 
ley, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 miles S. 
from Dewsbury. 

Oldham, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Wombwell, parish of 
Darfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles S. E. from Barnsley. 

Oldstead, N. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Byland, parish of Kil- 
burn, wapentake of Birdforth, 7 miles 
N. from Easingwold. Oldstead Grange 
is the seat of Thomas Paul, Esq. 

Old Town, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Wadsworth, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 9 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Olers, and Olers Nether, W. R. 
(7) two hamlets in the township of 
Slaithwaite, parish of Huddersfield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 8 miles S. W. 
from Huddersfield. 

Oliver, N. R. (1) a small hamlet 
in the township of Aske, parish of 
Easby, wapentake of Gilling West, 1 
mile N. E. from Richmond. 

Onesacre, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Bradfield, parish 
of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 5£ miles N. E. from 
Sheffield. 

Oran, N. R. (2) . See Catterick. 

Orgrave, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Rotherham, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles S. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 47. 

Oriuesry, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 6 miles W. from Guisborough, 
inhabitants, 365 ; a vicarage, value 
61. 18*. (>§</.; patron, the Archbishop 
of York. Ormesby Hall, the seat of 
Sir William Pennyman, Bart., is a mo- 
dern mansion, commanding a pleasing 
prospect of the mouth of the Tees. The 
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Morton, Normanby and Upsall. En- 
tire population, 785. 

Osbaldwick, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 2 miles E. from York ; inha- 
bitants, 176; a vicarage, value 4/.; 
patron, the Prebendary of Strensall in 
York Cathedral. The parish con- 
tains the township of Murton. Entire 
population, 310. 

Osgodby, E. R. (5) a township im 
the parish of Hemingborough, wapen- 
take of Ouse and Derwent, 2 miles E. 
from Selby; inhabitants, 185. 

Osgodby, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Cayton, wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 5 miles S. from Scar- 
borough ; inhabitants, 72. 

Osgoodby, N. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Thirkleby, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 8 miles N. 
from Easingwold. 

Osgoldcross, W. R. (8) a wapen- 
take in the West Riding, bounded on the 
north by Howdenshire and Barkston 
Ash, on the west by Agbrigg, on the 
south by Staincross and Strafforth 
and Tickhill, and on the east by Lin- 
colnshire. It contains two market 
towns, 63 townships, 19 of which are 
parishes, 5931 houses, and 30,278 in- 
habitants. 

Osmotherley, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Allertonshire, 7 miles E. from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 755 ; a vicarage, 
value 8/. 10s. ; patron the Bishop of 
Durham. In this village is a small 
catholic chapel : the parish contains 
the townships of Ellerbeck, Harlsea, 
and Thimbleby. Entire population, 
1087. 

Ossein dike, W. R. (5) a township 
with Ryther, parish of Ryther, wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, 5 miles S. E. 
from Tad caster ; inhabitants, 335. 

Ossett, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Dewsbury, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2f miles W. from Wakefield ; 
inhabitants, 4775 ; a chapelry to Dews- 



bury. In this township is LowLaithes, 
the seat of Mrs. Smithson. 

Oswaldkirk, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 8 miles N. E. from Easingwold ; 
inhabitants 212 ; a rectory, value 
10/. 1*. %d. ; patron, the Rev. Thomas 
Comber. Here are some remains of 
a very ancient building, supposed to 
have belonged to the monastic esta- 
blishment afterwards removed to By- 
land : the church is an ancient edifice, 
dedicated to St. Oswald. Oswaldkirk 
Hall is the seat of the Rev. Thomas 
Comber. The township of Oswald- 
kirk Quarter is partly in this parish 
and partly in the adjoining parish of 
Ampleforth. If the population be added 
to Oswaldkirk, the aggregate amount 
is 388. 

Oswaldkirk Quarter, N.R. (5) 
a township partly in the parish of Os- 
waldkirk, and partly in the parish of 
Ampleforth, wapentake of Rydale, 8 
miles N. E. from Easingwold ; inhabi- 
tants, 176. 

Oswinthorpe, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Halton, parish 
of Leeds, wapentake of Skyrack, 2 
miles E. from Leeds. This place is 
supposed to be the villa regia in re- 
gione Loidis of Bede, and the resi- 
dence of Oswyn, king of Northum- 
bria, who was murdered, 651. Seve- 
ral remains of ancient works have been 
here discovered. A family of the name 
of Osmund formerly resided here, and 
shewed a strong inclination to have the 
place called Osmundthorpe. 

Otley, W. R. (5) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 10 miles N. E. 
from Leeds, 28 W. from York, 205 
from London ; inhabitants, 5065 ; a 
vicarage, value 13/. Is. Sd. ; patron, 
the King. Market, Friday ; fairs, first 
Monday after August 2, and the Fri- 
day between new and old Martinmas - 
day. Otley is a well-built town, de- 
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the river Wharfe ; it was one of the 
great Saxon parishes, the parent of se- 
veral others, which were separated soon 
after the conquest : the manor once 
belonged to the see of York, and the 
Archbishop has still a civil jurisdiction, 
and had formerly a palace here, the 
site of which is still denominated the 
manor house. At the south-east of 
the town, rises a bold and craggy cliff 
called Otley Chevin, which hangs ma- 
jestically over the high road to Leeds, 
and extends to the river Wharfe, at 
Pool ; from its summit are delightful 
views of the vale below, with the river 
meandering through it. Otley for- 
merly partook of the advantages of the 
woollen manufacture, but this has long 
since departed for more favourable 
situations : the church is spacious, and 
contains some ancient tombs and monu- 
ments of the familiesof Fairfax, Fawkes, 
Vavasour, Palmer, and Pulleyn. Here 
is a grammar school founded by Tho- 
mas Cave, in 1611 ; the punning motto 
of the corporate seal of this founda- 
tion, Deitm pave, tomo cave, in allu- 
sion to the founder's name, is not very 
happily chosen, as the more obvious 
translation is, " Fear God and avoid 
your book." The market in Otley is 
well supplied and numerously attended ; 
vast quantities of corn are brought here 
and sold into the manufacturing dis- 
tricts, and the fortnight fairs, or rather 
markets, have long been famous for 
their fat cattle. The parish contains 
the townships Of Baildon, Bramhope, 
Burley, Denton, Hawksworth, Farn- 
ley, Lindley, Menston, Newhall with 
Clifton, Pool, and Little Timble. En- 
tire population, 9003. 

Otterburn, W.R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirkby 
Malhamdale, wapentake of StainclifFe, 
8 miles S. E. from Settle. 

Otterincton, North, N. R. (2) 
a parish and township in the wapentake 
of Allertonshire,3 miles S. from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 44 ; a vicarage, 



value 41. ; patron, Christ Church Col- 
lege, Oxford. The parish contains the 
townships of Thornton le Beans, and 
Thornton le Moor. Entire popula- 
tion, 585. 

Otterington, South, N.R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Allertonshire, 5 miles S. from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 201 ; a rectory, 
value, in two medieties, 71. 14*. 4\d. 
each ; patron, the Reverend Joshua 
Sampson. 

Ottringham, E. R. (9) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 5§ miles W. from Patring- 
ton ; inhabitants, 637 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, Francis Watt, Esq. 

Ouchtiiorpe, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Stanley, parish of 
Wakefield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1§ 
mile N. from Wakefield. 

Oughtershaw, W.R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township of Buckden, parish 
of Arnecliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
8 miles N. from Kettlewell. 

Oughty Bridge, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Bradfield, 
parish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 5£ miles N. W. 
from Sheffield. 

Oulston, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Coxwold, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 3§ miles N. from Easing- 
wold ; inhabitants, 225. In this place 
is a small catholic chapel. 

Oulton,W. R. (8) a township with 
Woodlesford, in the parish of Roth well, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles N. from 
Wakefield ; inhabitants, 1526. Oulton 
House is the seat of John Blaydes, Esq. 
Here was born, 1661, the eminent 
divine and critic, Dr. Richard Bentley, 
master of Trinity College, Cambridge ; 
celebrated for the extent of his learn- 
ing, and his perpetual warfare with the 
wits and scholars of his day : his pro- 
found erudition is now universally ac- 
knowledged ; but his haughty and re- 
pulsive address, with a coarseness of 
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enemies, particularly Mr. Pope, whose 
severe satire materially injured his re- 
putation and tarnished the hetter quali- 
ties which he undoubtedly possessed. 
Dr.Bentley's present fame seems, how- 
ever, to rest more upon the merit of 
his editions of some of the classics, than 
upon his own original compositions. 

Ouse, W.R. (5) a small rivulet, 
rises about four miles from Borough- 
bridge, and in the parish of Great 
Ouseburn, falls into the river formed 
by the junction of the Swale and the 
Ure. It imposes its own name, the 
Ouse, upon the stream, thus usurping the 
dignity of those two noble rivers : the 
first waters which it receives are those 
of the Nidd, and continuing in a south- 
easterly direction to York, it joins the 
Foss, whence proceeding to the south, it 
meets the Wharfe, near Cawood ; in- 
clining again to the east, it receives the 
Derwent, near Barmby on the Marsh, 
and about three miles further it is 
joined by the Aire, near Booth Ferry; 
this junction brings a great accession of 
waters, and the Ouse soon afterwards 
receives the Don at Goole. The Ouse 
having now collected all its York- 
shire rivers, becomes as broad as the 
Thames at London, and flowing for a 
few miles, receives the Trent, and forms- 
an estuary, a mile in width, which takes 
the name of Humber. 

Ouse and Derwent, E. R. (5) a 
wapentake in the East Riding, bounded 
on the north by the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, on the west and south by the river 
Ouse, and on the east by the Derwent. 
It contains 24 townships, 10 of which 
are parishes, but it has no market 
town ; houses 1594, inhabitants, 7909. 

Ouseburn, Great, W. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Claro, 4 miles S. E. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 437 ; a vicarage, 
value 31. 10s. ; patron, the King. In 
this place a small obelisk has been 
erected, marking the head of the river 
Ouse, here a most insignificant stream. 

Ouseburn, Little, W.R. (5) a 



parish and township in the wapentake 
of Claro, 5 miles S. E. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 293 ; a vicarage, 
value, 3/. 8s. Ad. ; patron, the Precen- 
tor of York Cathedral. This parish 
contains the townships of Kirkby Hall, 
Thorpe Underwood, and Widdington. 
Entire population, 558. 

Ouse Fleet, W. R. (9) a township 
in the parish of Whitgift, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 7 miles S. E. from How- 
den, inhabitants, 253. Ousefleet Grange 
is the seat of James Lister, Esq. 

Ousehead, W.R. (5). See Ouse- 
burn Great. 

OUSLETHWAITE HOUSE, W. R. (8). 

See Worsborough. 

Ovenden, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, If mile N. from Halifax ; in- 
habitants, 6360. 

Overton, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
5 miles N. W. from York ; inhabitants, 
59 ; a vicarage, value 41. Ss. 1 If d. j 
patron, Mrs. Earle. This place was 
anciently a eountry residence of the 
Abbots of York. The parish contains 
the township of Shipton and part of 
Skelton. Entire population, 436. 

Overton, W. R. (8) . See Shitling- 
ton Over. 

Ovington, N. R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Forcett, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 7 miles N. from Rich- 
mond ; inhabitants, 166. This is a 
small village, situated on the south 
bank of the river Tees. 

Owbrough, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township of Ellerby, parish of 
Swine, wapentake of Holderness, 7 
miles N. E. from Hull. 

Owlcotes, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Pudsey, parish of Cal- 
verley, wapentake of Morley, 6 miles 
W. from Leeds. 

Owlerton, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Nether Hallam, parish 
of Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 2 miles N. W. from 
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Owsthorpe, E. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Pocklington, division 
of Wilton Beacon, 1£ mile N. from 
Pocklington ; inhabitants, 9. 

Owston, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 6 miles N. from Doncaster ; in- 
habitants, 306 ; a vicarage, value 11. 
0s. 2§tf.; patron, Philip Davis Cook, 
Esq. Owston Hall is the seat of P. D. 
Cook, Esq. The parish contains the 
township of Skellow. Entire popu- 
lation, 452. 

Owstrop, E. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Gilberdike, parish of 
Eastrington, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 4 miles E. from Howden. 

Owstwick, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parishes of Garton and Roos, 
wapentake of Holderness, 9 miles S. 
from Hornsea ; inhabitants, 139. 

Owthorne, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 5 miles N. from Patrington ; in- 
habitants, 143 ; a vicarage, value 11/. 
6s. 3d. ; patron, the King. Jn Febru- 
ary, 1816, from the encroachment of 
a high tide, the tower of Owthorne 
church, known by the name of one of 
the Sisters, as a sea-mark, was washed 
into the ocean ; a new church has been 
since erected at Rimswell. The parish 
contains the townships of Frodingham, 
Rimswell, and Waxholme. Entire po- 
pulation, 415. 

Oxclose, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of West Rounton, 
wapentake of Allertonshire, 6 miles S. 
from Yarm. 

Oxclose House, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Hutton le Hole, 
parish of Lastingham, wapentake of 
Rydale, 3 miles N. from Kirkby 
Moorside. 

Oxnop, Far and Near, W. R. (4) 
two hamlets in the township of Thorn- 
ton, parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 4 miles S. from Keighley. 

Oxnop, High and Low, N.R. (1) 
two small hamlets in the township of 
Muker, parish of Grinton, wapentake 



of Hang West, 5 miles N. W. from 
Askrigg. At Oxnop Hall died, in the 
125th year of his age, George Kirton, 
Esq , in the year 1764, whose passion 
for fox-hunting continued till he had 
reached his hundredth year: this 
Nimrod did not addict himself to 
the milk and water potations of old 
Parr, but till within ten years of his 
death, freely indulged in the worship 
of Bacchus. 

Oxque, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Marrick, wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 5 miles E. 

from Reeth. 

Oxspring, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 

the township and parish of Penistone, 

wapentake of Staincross, 2 miles E. 

from Penistone ; inhabitants, 247. 
Oxton, (5) a township in the Ain- 

sty, parish of Tadcaster, 9$ miles S.E. 

from York ; inhabitants, 66. Here is 

the seat of J. W. Clough, Esq. 

P. 

Pa a, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Paythorne, parish of Gis- 
burn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 9 miles 
S. from Settle. 

Paceygate, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Beamsley, parish of 
Skipton, wapentake of Claro, 8 miles 
E. from Skipton. 

Paddock and Paddock Foot, 
W. R. (7) two hamlets in the township 
and parish of Hucklersfield, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 1 mile W. from Hud- 
dersfield. 

Padside, W. R. (4) a township 
with Thorn thwaite, parish of Hamps- 
thwaite, wapentake of Claro, 4 miles 
S. from Pateley Bridge ; inhabi- 
tants, 309. 

Page Fold, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Bashalleaves, parish 
of Mitton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 8 
miles S. W. from Gisburn. 

Page Hall, W. R. (8). See Ec- 
clesfield. 

Painlev, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township of Horton, parish of 



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Gisburn, wapentake of Staincliffe* 1£ 
mile N. W. from Gisburn. 

Paineslack, E.R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hugget, di- 
vision of Wilton Beacon, 7 miles W. 
from Driffield. 

Painthorpe, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirkby 
Underdale, wapentake of Buckrose, 7 
miles N. from Pocklington. Here is 
the seat of Robert Machell, Esq. 

Painthorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Sandall 
Magna, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles 
S. from Wakefield. Painthorpe House 
is the seat of William Browne, Esq. 

Paley Green, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Gig- 
gleswick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 
miles W. from Settle. 

Pannall, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 
5 miles S. W. from Knaresborough ; 
inhabitants, 1314; a vicarage, value 
51. bs. ; patron, the Rev. R. B. Hunter. 
In this parish the celebrated sulphur 
wells of Low Harrogate are situated, 
and the population of the place is in- 
cluded in Pannall. Crimple House, in 
this place, is the seat of Mrs. Bain- 
bridge. 

Park Gate, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Almond- 
bury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles S. 
from Huddersfield. 

Park Gate, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Kimberworth, parish 
of Rotherham, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 3§ miles N. W. from Ro- 
therham. 

Park Gate, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Guiseley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 5 miles E. from 
Bingley. 

Park Gate, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Einley, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 8 miles S. W. from 
Wakefield. 

Park Gate, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Fylingdales, 



wapentake of Whitby Strand, 5 miles 
S. from Whitby. 

Park Grange, W. R. (8). See 
Sheffield. 

Park Hall, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Guisbo- 
rough, wapentake of Langbarugh, 2 
miles E. from Guisborough. 

Park Hall, N. R. (1). See Mel- 
becks. 

Park Hill, W. R. (8). See Fir- 
beck. 

Park House, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Emley, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 8 miles S. W. 
from Wakefield. 

Park House, W. R. (8). See 
Birkin. 

Park House, E. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Storthwaite, parish 
of Thornton, division of Holme Bea- 
con, 5 miles S. W. from Pocklington. 

Park House, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Winton, parish of 
Sigston, wapentake of Allertonshire, 4 
miles N. E. from Northallerton. 

Park Lane, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hatfield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
5 miles N. E. from Doncaster. 

Park Lodge, W. R. (4). See Idle. 

Parlington, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Abberford, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 1 mile S. W. from 
Abberford ; inhabitants, 229. Here 
is the pleasant seat of R. O. Gas- 
coigne, Esq. 

Pasture House, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of Thornton le 
Beans, parish of North Otterington, 
wapentake of Allertonshire, 5 miles 
S. E. from Northallerton. 

Pasture House, N. R. (2) a smaD 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Thornton Watlas, wapentake of Hang 
East, 3 miles W. from Bedale. 

Pateley Bridge, W. R. (4) a 
market town in the township of High 
and Low Bishopside, parish of Ripon, 
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Ripley, 32 W. N. W. from York, 224 
from London ; a chapelry to Ripon ; 
market, Saturday ; fairs, Easter and 
Whitsun Eve, May 11, September 17, 
if on a Saturday, if not, on the first 
Saturday after ; Monday after October 
10, and Christmas Eve. This small 
market town stands on the north bank 
of the river Nidd ; it derives consider- 
able wealth from the lead mines on the 
opposite side of the river. The market 
was granted by Edward II. to the Arch- 
bishop of York, in 1524. The popu- 
lation of the place is included in Bi- 
shopside. 

Patrick Brompton, N. R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Hang East, 3 miles N. W. from Be- 
dale ; inhabitants, 158 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, the Bishop of Chester. 
Here is the seat of Gregory Elsley, Esq. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Arrathorne, Hun ton, and Newton le 
Willows. Entire population, 968. 

Patrington, E. R. (9) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 10 miles S. E. 
from Hedon, 56 S. E. from York, 192 
from London ; inhabitants, 1244 ; a 
rectory, value 22/. ; patron, Clare Hall, 
Cambridge ; market, Saturday ; fairs, 
March 28, July 18, and December 6. 
Patrington is an ancient town, within a 
mile from the Humber : a creek forms 
a kind of haven, for small craft ; the 
houses are indifferently built, but the 
church is handsome and spacious, with 
a lofty spire, serving as a sea-mark to 
the entrance of the Humber; from the 
church-yard are delightful views of that 
river, and the opposite coast of Lin- 
colnshire. By some antiquaries, this 
place is supposed to be the Praetorium 
mentioned by Antoninus, in his first Iter. 
Paul, E. R. (9) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Holderness, 3 
miles S. W. from Hedon ; inhabitants, 
486 ; a vicarage, value 10/. 0s. 5rf. ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York. This 
village is pleasantly situated on the east 



6ide of the Humber, and is remarkable 
for its dock-yard, where ships of the 
line, of 74 guns, are sometimes built. 
The church is an extremely ancient 
edifice. The parish contains the town- 
ship of Thorne Gumbald. Entire po- 
pulation, 745. 

Paul Holmes, E. R. (9) a small 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Paw Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Langsett, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 3 
miles S.W. from Penistone. 

Paytiiorne, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Gisburn, wapentake of 
StainclifFe, 9 miles S. from Settle ; in- 
habitants, 242. 

Peak, N. R. (3) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Fylingdales, 
wapentake of Whitby Strand, 7 miles 
S. E. from Whitby. Here was once 
a Roman fort. The manufacture of 
alum is carried on to a great extent in 
this place. 

Peck field, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Garforth, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 4 miles S. from 
Abberford. 

Peep of Day, N. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Husthwaite, wapentake of Birdforth, 
If mile N. from Easingwold. 

Penhill, N. R. (1). See West 
Witton. 

Penistone, W. R. (8) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Staincross, 8 miles S. W. 
from Barnsley, 45 S. W. from York. 
175 from London; inhabitants, 645; 
a vicarage, value 16/. 14s. 2d. ; patron, 
Lord Macdonald. In this small mar- 
ket town, not larger than a village, is a 
free grammar school. Penistone is 
seated in a dreary and barren country, 
especially to the west, where nothing 
presents itself to the eye, but bleak and 
barren moors ; the climate is as wet as 
the soil is cold and unfavourable, and 
seed time and harvest are late. A vast 
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the market and fairs. In this parish 
are many curious copyhold tenures. 
Penistone contains the townships of 
Denby, Gunthwaite, Hunshelf, Ing- 
birchworth, Langsett, Oxspring, and 
Thurlstone. Entire population, 5024. 

Pennigent Hill, W. R. (4). See 
Horton in Ribblesdale. 

Pepper Hall, N. R. (2). See 
Cowton, South. 

Pickering, N. R. (2) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Pickering Lythe, 8 miles E. 
from Kirkby Moorside, 27 N. E. from 
York, 226 from London ; inhabitants, 
2746 ; a vicarage, value SI. 3s. 9d. ; 
patron, the Dean of York ; market, 
Monday; fairs, Monday before Feb. 
14, Monday before May 13, Sept. 25, 
Monday before Nov. 23. Pickering is 
a long and straggling place, of great 
antiquity, pleasantly situated on an 
eminence, near a brook. In the 23d Ed- 
ward I. it sent two members to parlia- 
ment, but the privilege was discon- 
tinued in the same reign. It belongs 
to the Duchy of Lancaster, and has 
jurisdiction over several adjacent vil- 
lages. The castle was situated near 
the western extremity of the town ; its 
ruins shew it to have been very exten- 
sive, but by whom it was built, has not 
been ascertained ; part of the ground 
within the wall is converted into a gar- 
den. King Richard II. was confined here, 
after his deposition, and before his fa- 
tal removal to Pontefract. The site of 
the castle commands an extensive view 
over the fertile vale of Pickering. The 
church is an ancient and spacious build- 
ing, with a lofty spire. Five miles to 
the north of the town is an ancient 
stone pillar, called Mauley Cross, pro- 
bably erected by the family whose name 
it bears. The parish of Pickering con- 
tains the townships of Godeland, King- 
thorpe, Marishes, and Newton. En- 
tire population, 3555. 

Pickering Lythe, N.R. (3) a wa- 
pentake in the North Riding, bounded 



on the north by Langbarugh', on the 
west by Rydale, on the south by the 
river Derwent and the East Riding, 
and on the east by the sea and Whitby 
Strand. The wapentake and liberty are 
co-extensive ; it is a mountainous dis- 
trict, and had formerly a forest, which 
was an appurtenance to the castle of 
Pickering. The wapentake contains 
two market towns, 46 townships, 16 
of which are parishes ; 4736 houses, 
and 23,765 inhabitants. 

Pick Hill, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township with Roaksby, in the wapen- 
take of Hallikeid, 6 miles W. from 
Thirsk ; inhabitants, 334 ; a vicarage, 
value bl. 13s. 4d. ; patron, Trinity Col- 
lege, Cambridge. The parish contains 
the townships of Ainderby Quernhow, 
Holme, Howe, Sinderby, and Swainby. 
Entire popidation, 686. 

Pick Hill, N. R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township of Carlton High 
Dale, parish of Coverham, wapentake 
of Hang W s est, 8J miles S. W. from 
Middleham. 

Fickton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Kirk Levington, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 4 miles S. from 
Yarm ; inhabitants, 94. 

. Pigburn, \V. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Brodsworth, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles N. W. from Doncaster. 

Pilley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and pai^ish of Tankersley, wa- 
pentake of Staincross, 4 miles S. from 
Barnsley. 

Pinchinthorpe, N.R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Guisborough, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 5 miles 
N.E. from Stokesley; inhabitants, 80. 
Pinchinthorpe Hall is the seat of 
John Lee, Esq. 

Pittsmoor, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Brightside Rierlow, pa^ 
rish of Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 1 mile N. from Sheffield. 

Plainville House, N. R. (5). 
See Wigginton. 
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See 



Plantation, N. R. (2). 
Tockets. 

Pleadvvick, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Sandal Magna, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
2£ miles S. from Wakefield. 

Ploughland, E. R. (9) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Wcllwick, 
wapentake of Holderness, 1§ mile S. E. 
from Patrington. 

Pluckham, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township of Thixendale, parish 
of Wharram Percy, wapentake of 
Buckrose, 9 miles W. from Great 
Driffield. 

Plumpton, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of SpofForth, wapentake 
of Claro, 3 miles S. from Knaresbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 208. Here is a 
seat of the Earl of Harewood, formerly 
belonging to the family of Plumpton, re- 
markable for the singularity and beauty 
of its pleasure grounds. A stone quar- 
ry, which probably supplied the ma- 
terial of the Arrows at Boroughbridge, 
has been converted into a garden, con- 
sisting of about twenty acres, diver- 
sified with rock, wood, and water. 
It is supposed that the idea was taken 
from Brydone's description of a beau- 
tiful garden, formed out of a quarry, 
near Syracuse in Sicily. 

Pockley, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Helmsley, wapentake of 
Rydale, 4 miles W. from Kirkby Moor- 
side ; inhabitant?, 227. Here is a mo- 
dern chapel of case. 

Pocklington, E. R. (5) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the 
division of Wilton Beacon, 7 miles 
N.W. from Market Weighton, 13 E. 
from York, 212 from London; inhabi- 
tants, 1962 ; a vicarage, value 10/. 
Is. 1 Of d. ; patron, the Dean of York ; 
market, Saturday ; fairs, March 7, 
May 6, Aug. 5, Nov. 8. Pocklington 
is situated in a level country, about 
two miles from the foot of the Wolds. 
From the completion of a canal, about 
15 years since, from the Derwent, near 



Cottingwith, it has become a place of 
considerable trade. Here is a well en- 
dowed free grammar school. The petty 
sessions are held in this place, and an- 
nual races take place on the second of 
May. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Mcltonby, Owsthorpe, and 
Yapham. Entire population, 21G3. 

Pockthorpe, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Naffer- 
ton, wapentake of Dickering, 4 miles 
N. from Driffield. Pockthorpe Hall is 
the seat of William Hall, Esq. 

Pog Moor, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Silkstone, 
wapentake of Staincross, 1£ mile W. 
from Barnsley. 

Pollington, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Snaith, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 2 miles S.W. from Snaith ; 
inhabitants, 483. 

Pond, W. R. (8) a small hamlet in 
the township of Hunshelf, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 2f 
miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Pond House, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Thornton Watlas, wapentake of Hang 
East, 3 miles W. from Bedale. 

Pontefract, or Pomfret, W. R. 
(8) a borough, market town , parish, and 
township, in the wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 9 miles E. from Wakefield, 24 
S. S.W. from York, 177 from London ; 
inhabitants, 4447 ; a vicarage, value 
13/. 6s. 8</.; patron, the King; market, 
Saturday; fairs, first Saturday after 
Jan. 13, first Saturday before Feb. 2, 
Saturday after Feb. 13, Saturdays be- 
fore Palm Sunday, Low Sunday, and 
Trinity Sunday, Saturday after Sept. 
12, and the first Saturday in December. 
This borough returned two members 
to parliament in the 25 Edward I., but 
discontinued the privilege till the reign 
of James I.; the franchise is now in 
the resident householders, about 700 
in number, who, after a tremendous 
struggle, established their rights against 
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the town is governed by a mayor, re- 
corder, twelve aldermen, and a council 
of twenty-four burgesses. Here is a free 
grammar school, founded by Edward 
VI. ; and also various charitable endow- 
ments. The origin of the town of >on- 
tefract, and the etymology of its name, 
are alike unknown : a monkish story re- 
lates, that a multitude of persons hav- 
ing assembled on the wooden bridge 
over the Aire, to crave the blessing of 
St. William, Archbishop of York, were 
precipitated into the river, from the 
breaking of the bridge, but were pre- 
served from a watery grave by the 
prayers of the pious prelate ; a char- 
ter, however, is extant, of a date 
fifty years previous to his death, in 
1154, in which the place is called 
Pontefract : a more probable explana- 
tion is, that Ilbert de Lacy, to whom 
the manor was given by William the 
Conqueror, changed its Saxon ap- 
pellation, Kirkby, to Pontfrete, from 
affection to his native village of the 
same name in Normandy. Pontefract 
is pleasantly situated, crowning a fine 
eminence, approached on all sides by a 
considerable ascent; the houses are 
handsome, chiefly of brick, the streets 
open, spacious, and clean ; and as there 
are no manufactures requiring the use 
of steam engines, the air is particularly 
pure and salubrious. St. Giles's church 
was made parochial in the reign of 
George III., being heretofore only a 
chapel of ease to Alhallows, the mother 
church, originally a spacious and hand- 
some structure, of the age of Henry 
III., but which received so much injury 
during the siege of the castle, in the 
reign of Charles I., that it has ever 
since remained in ruins. The present 
church of St. Giles does not exhibit an 
agreeable exterior, but within it is ex- 
tremely neat, and is adorned with an 
altar-piece of the crucifixion, painted 
by John Standish, a self-taught artist 
of this place. Few vestiges remain of 
the numerous religious edifices which 



once existed in Pomfret. Achantrywas 
erected on the spot on which Thomas 
Earl of Lancaster was beheaded, in the 
reign of Edward II. Here was a Be- 
nedictine priory for monks, founded in 
1090, of which Monk Hill was the site; 
the Dominicans, or Black Friars, had 
a house nearly in the centre of the gar- 
den, called Friars Wood ; there was 
also a monastery of Carmelites, or 
White Friars ; and another of Austirr 
Friars ; but the situation of these con- 
vents is now not even known. Thus 
Pontefract possessed a great variety of 
the brotherhood, " white," black, and 
grey, with all their trumpery." The 
castle of Pontefract, of which only the 
solid mound on which it stood, and a 
small round tower, remain, is perhaps 
more distinguished by tragical events 
than any fortress in England, except 
the Tower of London : it was built by 
Ilbert de Lacey, soon after the con- 
quest, and till the time of its demo- 
lition in the parliamentary civil wars, 
from its vast strength and grandeur, 
remained the terror and ornament of 
the surrounding district. From the 
family of Lacy the castle came into 
possession of Thomas Earl of Lan- 
caster, who was here beheaded for 
conspiring, with other barons, against 
his nephew, Edward II. ; this turbulent 
noble has been injudiciously raised by 
some writers into a martyr for the 
cause of liberty ; whereas, pique and 
ambition, not the good of his country, 
seem to have been solely his actuating 
motives ; the catastrophe, indeed, was 
remarkable, as affording the first ex- 
ample of an English baron suffering 
death by the hand of the public execu- 
tioner. A still more melancholy scene 
was presented in this fortress ; for here 
was Richard II. imprisoned, and after 
suffering the extremity of thirst, hunger, 
and cold, was left to perish. In the suc- 
ceeding reign, Richard Scrope, Arch- 
bishop of York, being insidiously taken 
prisoner, in his ill-concerted rebellion 



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with the Earl of Northumberland, 
against Henry IV., was in this castle 



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condemned to death ; and here were 
Earl Rivers, Sir Thomas Vaughan, 
and Lord Grey, most inhumanly be- 
headed, without a shadow of legal pre- 
text, by order of that reckless tyrant, 
Richard III. 

" O Pomfret, Pomfret! O thou bloody 
prison, 
Fatal and ominous to noble peers !" 
In the reign of Charles I., when the 
civil wars broke out, Pontefract castle 
was garrisoned by the King's troops, 
and soon after the battle of Marston 
Moor was besieged by the parlimenta- 
rian army, under Sir Thomas Fairfax, 
1644 ; desperate were the various at- 
tacks and the defence, and the garri- 
son was at length reduced to distress 
through want of provisions ; but from 
this danger it was released by Sir Mar- 
maduke Langdale, who, coming to its 
assistance, compelled the parliamenta- 
rians to decamp, and thus ended the 
first siege of Pomfret. On Langdale's 
departure the troops of the parliament 
again collected, and the castle surren- 
dered in June, 1645 ; this was the ter- 
mination of the second siege. On the 
6th of June, 1648, Fairfax, by some un- 
accountable neglect, having left only 
one hundred men in garrison, with 
Colonel Cotterel, the castle was sur- 
prised by a royalist party, in the dis- 
guise of peasants, under the command 
of Colonels Morrice and Paulden, who 
securing a reinforcement, maintained 
their post with such obstinacy, that 
Oliver Cromwell himself undertook to 
conduct the siege; but it was not till 
after the execution of the King that the 
garrison at length surrendered, 25th of 
March, 164 ( J; the castle was then, by 
order of parliament, entirely dismantled, 
and reduced to a heap of ruins. 

Pomfret has a theatre, various places 
of worship for dissenters of different 
denominations, a plentifully supplied 
market, and a town-hall, uscdal?o as an 



assembly-room ; the race-course is de- 
lightfully situated, and the race week is 
a period of great gaiety. The general 
quarter sessions of the peace for the 
West Riding are held annually in Easter 
week, at which a return of the quantity 
of woollen cloths, milled in the cloth- 
ing districts during the preceding year, 
is promulgated for the benefit of the 
country. Pontefract is famed for its 
gardens and nurseries, and the exten- 
sive cultivation of liquorice in its deep 
loamy soil. A monument has been 
erected near the town, to commemo- 
rate the battle of Waterloo, which 
forms a pleasing object to the sur- 
rounding country. John Bramhall, 
Archbishop of Armagh, was a native 
of this place ; and also John Lun, a 
barber and keen satirist, author of a 
piece, called " The Newcastle Rider," 
of local celebrity, and compared by his 
admirers to the pen of Churchill. The 
parish contains the townships of Carle- 
ton, East Hardwick, Knottingly, and 
Tanshelf. Entire population, 8784. 

Pontefract Park, W. R. (8) a 
township, extra-parochial, wapentake 
of Osgoldcross, 1£ mile W. from Pon- 
tefract; inhabitants, 47. 

Pool, W. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Otley, wapentake of Skyrack, 
3 miles E. from Otley; inhabitants, 
294. Here is a stone bridge over the 
river Wharfc, built in the year 1754; 
near which is Pool Bank, the termi- 
nation of a mountainous ridge which 
extendi to Otley Chevin ; its sides are 
richly covered with wood. 

Poole, W. R. (8) a township with 
Byram, parish of Brotherton, wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, 5 miles N. from 
Pontefract; inhabitants, 61. 

Poppleton, Nether, or Water, 
(5) a parish and township in the 
Ainsty, 4 miles N. W. from York ; in- 
habitants, 254; a vicarage; patron, 
the Dean and Chapter of York. This 
village is pleasantly situated on the 
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Pofpleton, Upper, or Land, (5) 
a township in the parish of St. Mary 
Bishop Hill the Younger, York, in the 
Ainsty, 4f miles N. W. from York ; 
inhabitants, 546 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the Archbishop of York. 

Portington, E. R. (5) a township 
with Cavile, parish of Eastrington, wa- 
pentake of Howdenshire, 9 miles E. 
from Selby ; inhabitants, 98. 

Pot Grange, N.R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Hilton, pa- 
rish of Masham, wapentake of Hang 
West, 8 miles N. from Pateley Bridge. 

Pot Ovens, W.R. (8). SeeWren- 
thorpe. 

Potter Newton, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Leeds, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 2 miles N. from 
Leeds, inhabitants, 672. This town- 
ship is an exceedingly pleasant part of 
the parish of Leeds. 

Potterton, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Barwick- 
in-Elmet, wapentake of Skyrack, 6 
miles S. from Wetherby. Potterton 
Lodge is the seat of Edward Wilkin- 
son, Esq. 

Pottoe, or Pottowe, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Whorlton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 6 miles 
S.W. from Stokesley ; inhabitants, 207. 

Preston, E.R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 8 miles E. from Hull ; inhabi- 
tants, 828 ; a vicarage, value 12/. ; pa- 
tron, the Sub-dean of York. The pa- 
rish contains the township of Lelley. 
Entire population, 947. 

Preston, Great, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Kippax, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 7 miles E. from 
Leeds ; inhabitants, 478. 

Preston, Little, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Preston, Long, W.R. (4) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 4f miles S. from Settle; in- 
habitants, 733 ; a vicarage, value 
10/. 18*. ll%d. ; patron, the Dean and 



Canons of Christ Church, Oxford. 
Fairs, March 1, September 4. Here 
are 10 alms-houses for 10 poor per- 
sons. The parish contains the town- 
ships of West Halton, Hellifield, and 
Wigglesworth. Entire population, 1681. 
Preston Under Scar, N.R. (1) 
a township in the parish of Wensley, 
wapentake of Hang West, 3 miles W. 
from Leyburn ; inhabitants, 378. In 
this township is Bolton Hall, the seat 
of the Hon. T. Orde Powlett ; the man- 
sion was built by the first Duke of 
Bolton, in 1678 : here is an eminence 
called Scarth Neck, over which passes 
the high road from Richmond to Lan- 
caster. 

Prickett Hill, E. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Newsholme with 
Brind, parish of Wressle, division of 
Holme Beacon, 8 miles E. from Selby. 
Priesthorpe, W. R. (4) aiiamlet 
in the township and parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, half a mile S. 
from Bingley. 

Priesthorpe, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Cal- 
verley, wapentake of Morley, 5 miles 
W. from Leeds. 

Providence Green, W.R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Green Ham- 
merton, parish of Whixley, wapentake 
of Claro, 6 miles E. from Knares- 
borough. 

Provost Fee, E. R. (6). See 
Walkington. 

Pudsey, W.R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Calverley, wapentake of 
Morley, 6 miles W. from Leeds ; in- 
habitants, 6229 ; a chapelry to Cal- 
verley. This populous clothing village 
is divided into three parts, High, Low, 
and Chapel Pudsey ; about a quarter 
of a mile distant from each other. 

Purlewell Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Batley. 

Purston Jackling, W.R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Featherstone, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 2 miles S.W. 
from Pontefract ; inhabitants, 244. In 



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this township is Nostal Priory, the seat 
of Charles Winn, Esq. ; this mansion 
was built by Sir Rowland Winn, in the 
beginning of the last century, on the 
site of a priory of Austin Friars, foun- 
ded in the reign of Henry I. 

Ptk Nest, W.R. (7).- See Skircoat. 

Q. 

Quarmby, W. R. (7) a township 
with Lindley, parish of Huddersfield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles W. from 
Huddersfield ; inhabitants, 2040. This 
place was long the seat of an ancient 
family of the same name, and here 
was Sir Hugh Quarmby murdered by 
Sir John Elland, the sheriff of York- 
shire, in a deadly feud, 1341. See 
Elland. 

Quarry Hill, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Mir- 
field, wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles 
W. from Dewsbury. 

Quarry House, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of North Owram, 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 2 miles N. from Halifax. 

Queen's Head, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of North Owram, 
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 4 miles S. W. from Bradford. 

Quick W.R. (7) a township in the 
parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 15 miles S. W. from 
Huddersfield; inhabitants, 13,902. This 
township comprehends the whole dis- 
trict of Saddleworth (which see,) and 
consists of nearly one hundred small 
villages and hamlets, whose inhabitants 
are chiefly occupied in the manufacture 
of woollen cloth. The township is 
divided into four quarters, called Quick 
Mere, Lord's Merc, Shaw Mere, and 
Friar Mere; the latter was once an 
estate belonging to a monastery of 
Black Friars, who had a house or 
Grange near Delph. 

Quick, W.R. (7) a hamlet in the 
preceding township, 3 miles S. W. from 
Dobcross. 



RAN 
R. 



Rainber Park, W.R. (8). See 
Brampton Bierlow. 

Rainton, N. R. (5) a township 
with Newby, in the parish of Topcliff, 
wapentake of Hallikeld, 4 miles N. E. 
from Ripon ; inhabitants, 547. Newby 
Park is the seat of John Charles Rams- 
den, Esq. 

Raisgill, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Buckden, parish of 
Arnecliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 
miles N. W. from Kettlewell. 

Raisthorpe, E. R. (6) a township 
with Burdale, in the parish of Whar- 
ram Percy, wapentake of Buckrose, 
5 miles W. from Sledmere ; inhabi- 
tants, 47. 

Raithwaite, N. R. (5). See New 
Holme. 

Rakes, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Birstwith, parish of Hamps- 
thwaite, wapentake of Claro, 5§ miles 
W. from Ripley. 

Ralph's Cross, N. R. (2). See 
Westerdale. 

Ramsgill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Lower Stonebeck, pa- 
rish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 6 miles N. W. from Pately 
Bridge. This village is no other- 
wise remarkable than in having given 
birth to Eugene Aram ; for the detail 
of whose melancholy history, see 
Knaresborough. 

Ramsgill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Ilkley, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 6 miles, N. E. from 
Keighley. 

Ranah, W. R. (7) a hamlet in tl 
township of Thurlston, parish of Per 
stone, wapentake of Staincross, 5 mil 
W. from Penistone. 

Rand Grange, N. R. (2) a smi 
hamlet in the township and parish 
Bedale, wapentake of Hang East, 
mile N. from Bedale. 

Rand Moor, or Stock well Green, 
W. R. (8) a hamlet in the township of 
Upper Hallam, parish of Sheffield, wa- 



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pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 
miles S. W. from Sheffield. 

Rash, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Muker, parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 6 miles 
N. W. from Askrigg. 

Raskelf, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Easingwold, wapentake of 
Bulraer, 2§ miles W. from Easingwold; 
inhabitants, 440. Here is a chapel of 
ease, somewhat in a dilapidated state ; 
but the windows contain some armo- 
rial bearings of the families of Dacre, 
Scrope, and Nevile, in painted glass. 
Willow House, in this township, is the 
new built handsome residence of Mr. 
James Armstrong. 

Rastrick, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 4 miles S. E. from Halifax ; 
inhabitants, 2796; a chapelry to Hali- 
fax; this ancient chapel having fallen 
to decay, was handsomely rebuilt about 
forty years ago. In this township is 
Wood House, the seat of John Ar- 
mitage, Esq. 

Rathmell, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Giggleswick, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 3£ miles S. from Settle ; 
inhabitants, 328. Here is Capple Side, 
the seat of John Geldart, Esq. 

Rathinstall, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Hepstonstall, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 9 
miles W. from Halifax. 

Ravenfield, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles N. E. from 
Rotherham ; inhabitants, 187 ; a per- 
petual curacy ; patron, the Archdeacon 
of York ; it was formerly a chapel to 
Mexborough. Ravenfield Hall is the 
seat of the Rev. Wm. Hedges. 

Raven Hill, N. R. (3). See Fy- 
lingdales. 

Raven Knowles, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the township of Thurston- 
land and parish of Kirk Burton, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles S. E. 
from Huddersfield, 



Raven Ree, W. R. (4). See Thorn- 
ton in Lonsdale. 

Ravens Seat, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Muker, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 6 
miles N. W. from Muker. 

Ravenspur, E. R. (6). See Kilnsea. 

Ravensworth, N. R. (1) a town- 
ship in- the parish of Kirkby, wapen- 
take of Gilling West, 5 miles N. from 
Richmond; inhabitants, 513. Here 
are the remains of a castle, so ancient, 
that its date of erection is unknown ; 
in Leland's time it belonged to Lord 
Parr. Cuthbert Shaw, an unfortunate 
poet, was a native of this place — let his 
frailties and errors be forgotten ; his 
Evening Address to the Nightingale, 
and the Monody on the Death of his 
Wife, are not surpassed, in pathetic 
power, by any production in the Eng- 
lish language. 

Raventhorpe, N.il. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Boltby, parish of 
Feliskirk, wapentake of Birdforth, 6 
miles N. E. from Thirsk. 

Raventofts, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Bishop Thornton, 
parish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 4 
miles N. W. from Ripley. 

Rawcliffe, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Snaith, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 3 miles E. from Snaith ; 
inhabitants, 1496; a chapelry to Snaith. 
Rawcliffe Hall is the seat of Ralph 
Creyke, Esq. This flourishing village 
is seated on the south bank of the river 
Aire ; 1£ mile to the south is Rawcliffe 
Bridge, over Vermuiden's, or the Dutch 
River. 

Rawcliffe, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of St. Olave and St. Mi- 
chael le Belfry, York, wapentake of 
Bulmer, 2§ miles N. W. from York ; 
inhaitants, 57. 

Rawdon, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Guiseley, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 7 miles N. W. from Leeds ; 
inhabitants, 1759 ; a chapelry to Guise- 
ley. Rawdon Hall, now dilapidated, 



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was the ancient seat of the noble family 
of Rawdon, of whom the Marquis of 
Hastings is the representative; Upper 
Wood House, in this township, is the 
scat of John White, Esq. The village 
is chiefly inhabited by clothiers. 

Rawmarsh, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles N. from 
Rotherbam ; inhabitants, 1259 ; a rec- 
tory, value SI. 71. 3%d. ; patron, the 
King. In this parish is Rose Hill, the 
seat of Robert Leighton, Esq. 

Rawthorpe Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Dalton. 

Raydale, N. R. (1) a hamlet, or 
rather a dale comprising several ham- 
lets, in the township of Bainbridge, pa- 
rish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 5 miles S. E. from Hawes. 

Raywell, E. R. (6). See Cot- 
tingham. 

Red Hall, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Shadwell, parishes of 
Thorner and Barwick in Elmet, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 5 miles N. E. from 
Leeds. 

Red Hall, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Castle Levington, pa- 
rish of Kirk Levington, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 2 miles S. E. from Yarm. 

Redcar, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Marske, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 7 miles N. from Guisbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 673. Redcar was 
formerly a small fishing village, but 
has lately risen to some eminence as a 
bathing place of fashionable resort. The 
coast of Redcar is remarkably rocky, 
and the navigation dangerous ; the be- 
nefit which has been derived from the 
establishment of a life-boat, has in few 
places been more conspicuous. 

Red House, (5) in the Ainsty. 
See Monkton Moor. 

Red House, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Adwick in 
the Street, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5 miles N.W. from Doncastcr. 

Red Hurst, N. R. (1). See Hurst. 



Redmire, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Wensley, wapentake of 
Hang West, 4 miles W. from Lcyburn ; 
inhabitants, 599 ; a chapelry to Wens- 
ley. Elm House, in this township, is 
the seat of Thomas Other, Esq. 

Redmires, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Grantley, parish of 
Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 5 miles 
S.W. from Ripon. 

Reedholme, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Thorpe in Balne, parish 
of Barnby, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4$ miles N. from Doncaster. 

Reedness, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Whitgift, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 6 miles S. E. from How- 
den; inhabitants, 683. 

Reeth, N. R. (1) a township and 
market town in the parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 8 miles 
N. W. from Leyburn, 54 N. W. from 
York, 242 from London ; inhabitants, 
1460 ; market, Friday ; fairs, Friday 
before Good Friday, Old May day, Old 
Midsummer day, St. Bartholomew, Old 
Martinmas day, and St. Thomas's day. 
This town is irregularly built upon an 
eminence, and commands many pic- 
turesque and beautiful views. Here is 
a school, endowed with 80/. per an- 
num, by Mr. Raw, a quaker, with the 
proviso, that it should be erected in the 
sight of Marrick Abbey, and of that 
part of the Swale where he used to 
bathe. The staple trade of the place 
consists of knitted stockings, produced 
in the dales of Swale and Wensley. 

Regii.l Holse, W.R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Lower Stonebeck, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 5 miles N f W. from Pateley 
Bridge. 

Reighton, E. R. (6) a parish aud 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 2$ miles S. E. from Hunmanby; 
inhabitants, 217 ; a vicarage, value 
91. 10s. ; patron, Sir William Strick- 
land, Bart. Reighton Hall is the seat 
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Ribble, W.R. (4) a river which 
rises at no great distance from the 
mountain of Whernside, 11 miles N. 
from Settle ; taking a southerly di- 
rection, it enters the heautiful vale of 
Ribblesdale, and running by Horton, 
Settle, and Gisburn, leaves the county 
at Mitton, where it enters Lancashire, 
and turning to tlie west crosses that 
county, and falls into the Irish sea be- 
low Preston : this is one of the few 
rivers in Yorkshire, whose waters do 
not ultimately flow into the Humber. 

Ribstone, Great, W. R. (5) a 
township with Walsh ford, in the parish 
of Hunsingore, wapentake of Claro, 
3 miles S. E. from Knaresborough ; 
inhabitants, 155. Ribstone Hall, the 
seat of Sir Henry Goodricke, Bart., 
is situated upon an eminence almost 
encompassed by the river Nidd, and 
commands an extensive and beautiful 
prospect. In" the chapel-yard of this 
mansion, is preserved that curious se- 
pulchral monument of the standard 
bearer to the ninth Roman legion, 
which was dug up in Trinity gardens 
at York, in the year 1688; but the 
place is more celebrated, from giving 
name to the delicious apple, known as 
the Ribstone pippin, originally brought 
from France, and which was here first 
cultivated : it has not been surpassed in 
flavour by any variety of that fruit yet 
produced in the English orchards. 

Ribstone, Little, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Spofiorth, 
wapentake of Claro, 3 miles S. E. from 
Knaresborough; inhabitants, 195. 

Riccall, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Ouse and 
Derwent, 4 miles N. from Selby ; in- 
habitants, 599 ; this village is situated 
near the Ouse, and is remarkable from 
being the landing place of Harfager, 
king of Norway, in 1066", who sailed up 
hither with a fleet of 600 ships : he im- 
mediately surprised York, which he 
took by storm, but soon after perished 
at Stamford bridge, in a battle against 



king Harold. The church of Riccall, is 
very ancient, and the Prebendal Hall, 
an antique mansion, is surrounded by a 
triple moat. Riccall Hall is the seat of 
Mrs. Richardson. 

Richmond, N. R. (1) a borough, 
market town, parish, and township, in 
the wapentake of Gilling West, 8 miles 
N. from Leyburn, 44 N.W. from York, 
233 from London ; inhabitants, 3546 ; 
a rectory, value 15/. 5*. 7-§rf. ; patron, 
the King. Market, Saturday; fairs, 
Saturday before Palm Sunday, last Sa- 
turday in June, September 26. This 
borough was incorporated in the 19th 
of Elizabeth, and in the 27th year of 
her reign first returned two members to 
parliament ; by a charter from Charles 
II., 1668, the government is vested in 
a mayor, twelve aldermen, and twenty- 
four common councilmea ; the right 
of voting is in the owners of certain an- 
cient burgages, amounting in number 
to about 270, of which Lord Dundas 
possesses a great majority. The free 
grammar school, endowed by the bur- 
gesses, in 1568, maintains a high share 
of reputation. This town is celebrated 
for its romantic situation, and its an- 
cient castle, which, as well as the 
town, was built by Alan Earl of Bre- 
tagne, nephew of William the Conque- 
ror, who obtained the estate of the 
Saxon Earl Edwin, consisting of nearly 
two hundred manors, and comprising 
the whole district of Richmondshire : to 
defend his possessions against the out- 
lawed and disinherited English, Earl 
Alan erected the castle of Richmond, 
on a rock to the north of the river 
Swale, and elevated about 100 feet above 
its banks ; the situation is happily cho- 
sen, as on three sides it was nearly im- 
pregnable by nature, and on the remain- 
ing sirle the present keep was soon after 
erected by Conan, fourth Earl of Rich- 
mond, in 1146. This lofty vestige of an- 
tiquity is 99 feet in height, its walls are 
1 1 feet in thickness, and with its embat- 
tlement and pinnacled turrets exhibits 
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an air of great magnificence; the lower 
story is supported by a vast column of 
stone in the middle, from which spring 
circular arches closing the top ; the 
floors of the two upper stories are fallen 
in, and the apartments are dilapidated; 
the view from the roof must have 
been superb: at some distance from 
the keep is a ruinous tower, in Avhich is 
a dismal dungeon, fourteen feet in 
depth. This castle was decayed even in 
the time of Leland, and owes its de- 
struction, not to the hostile attacks of 
an enemy, or to the dismantling enact- 
ments of Parliament, but to the neglect 
of its possessors, when the change of 
manners no longer required the protec- 
tion of its walls : the site of this castle 
contains about six acres, and is the 
property of the Duke of Richmond. 
The town is small, and though a great 
market for corn, contains no manufac- 
tures ; the want of coal and of water- 
carriage is felt as a great inconvenience, 
but the rocky bed of the Swale pre- 
cludes all idea of navigation ; the situa- 
tion of the place is delightful, and 
obtained the name of Richmount from 
the partiality of its early lords. The 
church in itself is not remarkable, but 
contains some interesting monuments. 
In the centre of the town is the chapel 
of the Holy Trinity, formerly belonging 
to St. Mary's church at York ; in the 
north aisle is held the consistory court, 
with other matters pertaining to the 
archdeaconry of Richmond : a little 
without the walls stood a monastery of 
Grey Friars, founded in 1258, by Ralph 
Fitz Randolph, lord of Middleham ; its 
present remains consist of little more 
than a tower of exquisite beauty. To 
the west of this place was a nunnery, 
but it has totally disappeared, and its 
history is quite unknown. The town 
hall which is a modern structure, is 
handsome, and contains a spacious as- 
sembly room : a mile from the town is 
a race course. Richmond having im- 
parted its name to the ancient village 



of Sheen, in Surrey, a comparison of 
their contrasted merits naturally pre- 
sents itself; but the soft and sylvan 
beauties of the south, bear no'sort of 
resemblance " to those fragments of 
an elder world," which strike the eye 
amidst the bold and rocky scenery of 
Swaledale. Archdeacon Blackburne 
was born in this town, and was for 
eight and forty years rector of the pa- 
rish ; he was author of the Confes- 
sional, a forgotten controversial work, 
but singular from the pen of a clergy- 
man of the establishment, as it is a 
vindication of the principles of dissent : 
he wrote also another work, in which 
he maintained the notion of the sleep 
of the souls of the dead, till the day of 
resurrection. The township and parish 
of Richmond arc co-extensive. 

Richmond, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hands - 
worth, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles S.E. from Rother- 
ham. 

Richmondshire, N. R. (1) a dis- 
trict in the North Riding, comprehend- 
ing the five wapentakes of Hallikeld, 
Gilling East, GillingWest, Hang East, 
and Hang West ; it occupies the north- 
west corner of Yorkshire, and was part 
of the estate of Earl Edwin ; at the con- 
quest, William bestowed it upon his 
nephew, Alan earl of Bretagne, who 
gave it the the name of Richmondshire, 
of which his castle of Richmond on 
the Swale was the capital. 

Riddings, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Reeth, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 1 mile 
W. from Reeth. 

Riddlesden, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Morton, parish of 
Bingley, wapentake of Skyrack, 1 mile 
N. from Keighley. Riddlesden Hall is 
the seat of Thomas Leach, Esq. 

Ridgecross, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Wadsworth, parisl 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 1 
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Ridgemont, E. R. (9) a hamlet In 
the township of Burstwick, parish of 
Burton Pidsea, wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 4 miles E. from Hedon. 

Rievaulx, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Helmsley, wapentake of 
Rydale, 2 miles W. from Helmsley; 
inhabitants, 212. The village of Rie- 
vaulx consists only of a few scattered 
cottages, hut the township contains the 
splendid mansion of Duncombe Park, 
the seat of Lord Feversham, and the 
venerable ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, 
which was founded in 1131, by Walter 
d'Espec, for monks of the Cistercian 
order ; the only son of this nobleman 
being killed by a fall from his horse, 
the afflicted parent sought consolation 
in devoting his large possessions to 
pious uses. This beautiful ruin is 
situated in a narrow valley, through 
which runs the river Rye, and is 
crowned with over-hanging woods ; 
the principal remains consist of the 
choir of the church, and part of its two 
side aisles, the transept, and the com- 
mencement of the tower, and they shew 
the abbey to have been of great ex- 
tent ; the chief parts of the building 
are in the early pointed style, with lan- 
cet windows, and they afford one of 
the finest existing subjects in the king- 
dom, for the pencil and the graver : 
at a little distance from the abbey, a 
steep and winding path leads to a ter- 
race erected by Thomas Duncombe, 
Esq. which overlooks the ruins, and 
commands the most beautiful and di- 
versified prospects ; it is nearly half a 
mile in length, backed by a thick plan- 
tation of trees ; at each end is a small 
temple or pavilion, one of them orna- 
mented in compartments, by the pencil 
of Burnice, an Italian artist. At the 
dissolution of the monasteries, Rie- 
vaulx was granted to Thomas Earl of 
Rutland : it came into possession of 
George Villiers, first Duke of Buck- 
ingham, by his marriage with the 
heiress of the Rutland family ; the 



trustees of his dissipated son, sold tt In 
1695 to Sir Charles Duncombe, the an- 
cestor of its present noble proprietor. 
The mansion of Duncombe Park, was 
built after a design of Sir John Van- 
burgh, in 1718, and possesses, with a 
little of the heaviness of that architect's 
style, an air of great magnificence. 
The grand hall contains, among other 
statuary, the Dog of Alcibiades, said to 
be the work of Myron, and an exquisite 
Discobolus ; the collection of paintings 
is very extensive and excellent : the 
builder of this noble residence, Thomas 
Duncombe, Esq. seems to have been 
particularly fond of terraces, as near 
the house is one of the grandest in the 
kingdom, terminated by two circular 
temples, and commanding a prospect 
of towns and villages, wood and water, 
which the eye is never satiated with 
beholding. 

Rigge, and Rigge Cote, W. R. 
(5) two hamlets in the township of 
Armley, parish of Leeds, wapentake of 
Morley, 3 miles N. W. from Leeds. 
This small village takes its name from 
its situation on the ridge of a hill. 

Rigton/W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Overblow, wapen- 
take of Claro, 6 miles N. E. from Ot- 
ley ; inhabitants, 429. Near this place, 
on a high hill, is a group of rocks, 
which appears like a stupendous fabric 
falling into ruins. 

Rigton, W. R. (5) a township with 
Bardsey, parish of Bardsey, wapentake 
of Skyrack, 4 miles S. from Wetherby ; 
inhabitants, 356. 

Rillington, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 8 miles N. W. from Sledmere ; 
inhabitants, 683 ; a vicarage, value 
8/. 14*. 9h'l ; patron, the King. This 
village is situated on the bank of the 
Derwent, which is navigable from 
hence to the Humber- The parish con- 
tains the township of Scampstone ; en- 
tire population, 883. 

Rillington Moors, E.R. (6) a 



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hamlet in the preceding township and 
paiish. 

Rilston, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Burnsall, wapentake of 
StaiDcliffe, 5 miles N. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 145 ; a chapelry to Barn- 
sail. Here is the 'seat of R. Waddi- 
love, Esq. This village has obtained 
some celebrity from the publication of 
a poem by Mr. Wordsworth, called the 
" White Doe of Rilston." Soon after 
the execution of Richard Norton with 
his sons, for the part they had borne in 
the insurrection of tbe Earls of Nor- 
thumberland and Westmoreland, in the 
reign of Queen Elizabeth, a white doe 
is stated, by tradition, to have made a 
weekly pilgrimage from Rilston, a seat 
of tbe Nortons, over the fells to Bol- 
ton, and was constantly found in the 
abbey church-yard during divine ser- 
vice, after which she returned home as 
regularly as the rest of the congrega- 
tion : Dr. Whitakev fust suggested this 
incident as a poetical subject to Sir 
Walter Scott. 

Rimswell, E. R. (9) a township in 
the parish of Owthorne, wapentake of 
Holderncss, 5 miles N. from Patring- 
ton; inhabitants, 129. A church has 
been lately built here, to replace that at 
-Owthome, which was washed down by 
the sea in 1316. 

Rimington, W.R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Gisburn, wapentake of 
StaincliiTe, 3 miles S.from Gisburn ; in- 
habitants, 698. In this township is a 
rich vein of lead ore, which has yielded 
a considerable portion of silver. In 
the latter end of the 16th century, 
William Pudsey, Esq. who held the 
estate, had nearly forfeited his life, for 
coining shillings from his own ore; 
they were marked with an cscalop 
shell, and were called by the country 
people, Pudsey shillings, 

Ringueck, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kirkby 
Malzcard, wapentake of Claro, 8 miles 
N. W. from Ripon. 



Ringbrouoh, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township of Newton, parish of 
Aldborough, wapentake of Holderness, 
9 miles S. E. from Hornsea. 

Ringston Dill, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Brierley, parish 
of Felkirk, wapentake of Staincross, 
54 miles N. E. from Barnsley. 

Riplcy, Wt R. (5) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Claro, 5 miles N. W. from 
Knaresborough, 23 W. N. W. from 
York, 215 from London; a rector}', 
value 25/. 8*. 9d. ; patron, Sir W. A. 
Ingilby, Bart. ; market, Monday ; fairs, 
Easter Monday, August 25 and 26. 
This place is pleasantly seated about 
half a mile south from the river Nidd. 
The market is nearly faUen into disuse : 
here is a free school for the use of all 
the children in the paiish, founded, 
in 1702, by two ladies of the Ingilby 
family. In the church is a monument 
to the memory of Sir Thomas de In- 
gilby, a judge of the Common Pleas in 
the reign of Edward III. The church- 
yard contains a very uncommon pedes- 
tal of an ancient cross, with eight 
niches, probably intended to kneel in. 
Ripley Castle, the seat of Sir W. Ain- 
cotts Ingilby, Bart, is an ancient em- 
battled mansion of the date 1555, but 
has been modernized and rendered 
commodious ; on the great staircase, 
is a Venetian window of stained glass 
ornamented with escutcheons, display- 
ing the quartering^ and intermarriages 
of the Ingilby family for nearly five 
centuries, since they first settled at 
Ripley : in the civil wars, this castle 
was a garrison for King Charles I., but 
surrendered to Cromwell a few da} 
after the battle of Marston Moor, 
mile from the village, is Newton Hall, 
now a farm house, once a seat of the 
Vavasours. The parish contains the 
townships of Clint and Killinghall. 
Entire population, 1182. 

Riplingham, E. R. (6) a hamlet ir 
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division of Hunsley Beacon, 2 miles E. 
from South Cave. 

Ripon, W. R. (5) a borough, mar- 
ket town, parish, and township, in the 
wapentake of Claro, 6 miles N. W. 
from Boroughbridge, 23 N. W. from 
York, 212 from London; inhabitants, 
4563 ; a collegiate church ; patron, the 
King. Mai ket, Thursday; fairs, Thurs- 
day after January 13, May 13 and 14, 
and first Thursday and Friday in June, 
first Thursday after August 2, first 
Thursday in November and November 
23. This borough is governed by a 
mayor, recorder, twelve aldermen, and 
twent) r -four common councilmen, ac- 
cording to a charter granted by James I. 
It l-etuvned members to parliament in 
the 23d Edward I. ; the privilege was 
soon after discontinued, and lay dor- 
mant till the time of Edward VI. The 
right of voting is vested in the occu- 
pants of burgage tenures, about 146 in 
number ; these are chiefly the pro- 
perty of Mrs. Lawrence of Studley. 
Here is a free grammar school, found- 
ed in 1546 by Edward VI., and finished 
by Philip and Mary ; and also four 
hospitals, three of which are of very 
ancient foundation, and support 16 
poor women ; the fourth endowed in 
1672, by Zachavias Jepaon, for the 
maintenance and education of 12 poor 
boys. Ripon is pleasantly situated on 
an eminence near the confluence of the 
small river Skell with the Ure ; over 
which latter, there is a bridge of 17 
arches ; none of the streets are uni- 
form or spacious, but the market 
place is a handsome square, adorned 
with an obehs-k in the centre ninety 
feet high, erected by W. Aislabie, Esq. 
who had represented the borough sixty 
years : at the east side of the market- 
place, is the town-hall, built at the ex- 
pense of Mrs. Allanson, of Studley, in 
the year 1301. The town was once 
celebrated for its manufacture of spurs, 
which were of such repute, that " as 
true steel as Ripon rowels" became a 



proverbial expression, to denote fidel- 
ity and boldness : no manufactures 
flourish here at the present time, but 
a general air of neatness and comfort 
pervades the place. Though Ripon ap- 
pears not to have been a Roman sta- 
tion, it rose to some importance during 
the Saxon heptarchy, and throughout 
that turbulent period, it underwent 
many vicissitudes: it received some at- 
tention from Alfred, and its govern- 
ment was vested in a vigilarius, or wake- 
man, who every night, at nine o'clock, 
caused a horn to be blown, indicating 
that, if any inhabitant after that time 
sustained any loss by robbery, he might 
claim a compensation from the com- 
munity : the custom of blowing the 
horn continues to the present time. 
During the predatory invasions of the 
Danes, Ripon received its full share of 
suffering. Near the minster, is a large 
tumulus, called Ellshaw, or Ailcey Hill, 
of a conical shape, 900 feet in circum- 
ference at its base, and the height of 
the slope is 72 yards ; it is composed 
entirely of sand, gravel, and human 
bones, and was probably the place of 
interment of the slain in some despe- 
rate battle with these marauders, but 
of which neither history nor tradition 
gives any account. Ripon being peo- 
pled with Northumbrian Danes, it was 
burnt by King Edred, A. D. 948 : hav- 
ing recovered from this conflagration, 
it was laid desolate by William the Con- 
queror, in 1069, with the whole of the 
adjoining district, and so it seems to 
have remained for several years : again 
reviving gradually, it continued to flou- 
rish till in an invasion of the Scots, in 
the reign of Edward II., 1316, under 
Robert Bruce, it was again totally de- 
stroyed by fire : once more rearing its 
head, its history henceforth is un- 
attended with any very remarkable 
circumstance. Here Henry IV. in 1405, 
retired with his whole court during a 
season of the plague. In the year 1617, 
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journey to Scotland : and here were 
held the conferences, afterwards trans- 
ferred to London, between the English 
and Scottish Commissioners, in 1640, 
which produced what was called the 
treaty of Ripon : Charles I. twice vi- 
sited Ripon during the civil wars. The 
parliamentary army, under Sir Thomas 
Mauleverer, having committed many 
unpardonable spoliations on the min- 
ster, were driven out of the town by a 
party of the king's horse, commanded 
by Sir John Mallory, since which period, 
domestic events are all the history 
which Ripon supplies; amongst which, 
making navigable the river Ure, in 
1767, from its junction with the Swale 
to Bondgate Green, seems the most 
memorable. Ripon owes much of its 
importance to its ecclesiastical affairs. 
So early as the year 661, a monastery 
was founded here by the abbot of Mel- 
rose ; but the monks of this commu- 
nity refusing to obey the decision of 
the synod of Whitby, respecting the 
time oc keeping Easter, they were ex- 
pelled, and the monastery was given by 
Alfred, king of Northumbria, to Wil- 
frid, Archbishop of York : under his 
fostering care, Ripon began to acquire 
consideration and opulence, and what 
is remarkable, his memory is yet ho- 
noured by the inhabitants with an an- 
nual festival ; the effigy of the prelate 
is brought into the town preceded by 
music, and the people go out to meet it 
with every demonstration of joy : this 
circumstance of a commemoration up- 
held for eleven centuries, seems not to 
be parallelled elsewhere in the king- 
dom. Great privileges were granted to 
this monastery, with a right of sanc- 
tuary, the boundaries of which yet re- 
tain the names of Sharow Cross, Kangel 
Cross, and Athelsan Cross. After the 
destruction of Ripon by the Scots, the 
church lay in ruins ; it began to be re- 
edified in the year 1331, but was not 
completed till 1494 ; it consequently 
presents some incongruities of style ; 



it is built in the form of a cross, being 
270 feet in length, and 132 in breadth, 
having at the west end two towers, and 
another in the centre; these towers 
were formerly ornamented with lofty 
spires : the edifice is spacious and ve- 
nerable ; the east window, originally 
filled with stained glass, was defaced 
by the parliamentary troops, but has 
been lately renewed by the exertions 
of the present dean, Dr. Waddilove ; 
the church contains a great number of 
sepulchral monuments. At the disso- 
lution of the monasteries, this church 
suffered the almost total loss of its re- 
venues, but James I. constituted it 
afresh a collegiate church, to consist 
of a dean, sub-dean, and six preben- 
daries, with an endowment out of its 
former possessions ; there are also two 
vicars-choral, an organist, five singing 
men, six choristers, and a verger : the 
town has thus the benefits of the esta- 
blishment, without the charge of a rate 
for its support. Ripon contains three 
meeting houses for dissenters, and a 
theatre : the air is mild and salubrious, 
and the country rich, fertile, and high- 
ly cultivated, interspersed with various 
seats of the nobility and gentry. The 
parish is very extensive, and contains 
the numerous townships of Aismun- 
derby with Bondgate, Aldfield, Bew- 
erley, Bishop Monkton, Bishopside 
High and Low, Bishop Thornton, Bi- 
shopton, Clotherholme, Dacre, Eave- 
stone, Givendale, Grantley, Bridge 
Hewick, Copt Hewick, Ingerthorpe, 
Lindrick with Studley Royal, Mark- 
ington with Wallerthwaite, Marston 
with Moseley, Newby with Mulwith, 
Nunwith with Howgrave, Sawley, Sha- 
row, Skelton, Stainley with Slen- 
ingford, Sutton Grange, Sutton under 
Whitstone Cliffe, N. R., Westwick, 
Whitcliffe with Thorpe, and Winksley. 
Entire population, 14,340. 

Ripponden, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
the township of Barkisland, parish ol 
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S. W. from Halifax ; a chapelry to Hali- 
fax. This place is pleasantly situated 
in a fertile valley ; it is memorable for 
a flood that took place May 18, in the 
year 1722, when the Riburn, a small 
river, suddenly rose seven yards, be- 
tween three and five in the afternoon, 
and bore down in its course several 
mills, bridges, and houses, and occa- 
sioned the loss of many lives ; part of 
the church-yard was washed away, and 
the graves laid open ; a coffin was lodged 
upon a tree at a considerable distance ; 
the church was so much injured, that 
it was obliged to be taken down, and 
rebuilt ; the church-yard is surrounded 
by a curious yew tree hedge, cut into 
arches according to the fashion of other 
times. In the burial place are several 
tomb-stones, cut with great taste by 
John Collier, the author of the face- 
tious work on the Lancashire dialect, 
by Tim Bobbin. The parsonage house 
was built by the Rev. John Watson, 
the historian of Halifax, then minister 
of this chapel. 

Risby, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Rowley, division 
of Hunsley Beacon, 4 miles S. from 
Beverley. More than half a century 
ago, the mansion belonging to the fa- 
mily of Ellerker, in this place, was de- 
stroyed by fire ; the park is now occu- 
pied by a farmer. 

Rise, E. R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Holderness, 
6 miles S.W. from Hornsea ; a rectory, 
value 10/. 0*. od. ; patron, the King. 
Here is the seat of Richard Bethell, 
Esq. ; in the church, which is very 
ancient, are several monuments of his 
ancestors. 

Riseborough, N. R. (2). See 
Thornton Riseborough. 

Rishforth, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Bingley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 2 miles N. W. 
from Bingley. 

Rishworth, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 



Morley, 6£ miles S. W. from Halifax ; 
inhabitants, 1588. At this place is a 
group of stones, piled upon each other ; 
tradition relates, that they once would 
rock, but that quality is now lost ; 
they are supposed to be Druidical re- 
mains. 

Risplith, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Sawley, parish of Ri- 
pon, wapentake of Claro, 6 miles S.W. 
from Ripon. 

Riston, Long, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 6'§ miles N. E. from Beverley; 
inhabitants, 361 ; a rectory, held with 
the vicarage of Hornsea ; patron, the 
King. 

Roach Grange, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kip- 
pax, wapentake of Skyrack, 5 miles S. 
from Abberford. 

Roads Moor, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Whiston, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 
miles S. E. from Rotherham. 

Roaksby, N. R. (2) a township 
with Pickhill, in the parish of Pickhill, 
wapentake of Hallikeld, 6 miles W. from 
Thirsk; inhabitants, 334. This village 
adjoins Pickhill. 

Robert Town, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Liversedge, parish of 
Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 5f miles 
N. E. from Huddersfield. 

Robin Hood's Bay, N. R. (3) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Fylingdales, wapentake of Whitby 
Strand, 6 miles S. E. from Whitby. 
This place is a small fishing town, si- 
tuated on the north-west part of the 
bay, which has been thus named, from 
a tradition, not very probable, that it 
was the retreat of that famous outlaw, 
where he and his followers eluded the 
vigilance of their pursuers, by having 
the command of small fishing boats, 
with which they put to sea in lime of 
danger. - On the heights, above this 
place, are some tumuli, which were 
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by him as butts, to improve his men in 
the use of the bow ; but in the year 1771, 
one of them being opened, was found 
to contain a quantity of human bones, 
and consequently it was probably of 
Danish erection; similar mounts, un- 
der the name of Robin Hood's Butt3, 
are to be found in Romaldkirk parish, 
in the North Riding, and at Low Ben- 
tham, in the West Riding ; many of 
the country people attributing every 
thing marvellous to Robin Hood, as 
the Welsh do to King Arthur. 

Robin Hood's Well, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet, partly in the township of Burgh 
Wallis, parish of Owton, and partly in 
the townsbip of Skelbrook, parish of 
Kirkby Soutb, wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 7 miles N. W. from Doncastcr. 
This village is situated in wbat was once 
Barnsdale Forest, now enclosed, and 
one of the haunts of tbe renowned free- 
booter. Tbe well is a square building, 
nine feet higb, which adjoins the high 
road ; near this place Robin Hood is 
said to have robbed tbe Bishop of Here- 
ford, and afterwards compelled him to 
dance round a tree in his boots. 

Roche Abbey, W. R. (3). See 
Maltby. 

Rocking Stone Hall, W. R. (4). 
See Thruscross. 

Rockley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township ofWorsborough, parish of Dar- 
field, wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles 
S. from Barnsley. Here was formerly 
Rockley Abbey, a mansion belonging to 
a family of the same name. 

Rodlev, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Calve rley, wa- 
pentake of Morley, 6 miles N. W. from 
Leeds. 

Roe Cliff, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Aldborougb, wapentake 
of Claro, 1£ mile S. W. from Borough- 
bridge; inhabitants, 248. 

Rogehtiiorpi:, W. R. (8)a hamlet 
in the township of Thorpe Audlin, pa- 
rish of Badsworth, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 4 miles S. from Pontefract. 



Rokeby, N. R. (I) a parish 
township with Eggleston, in the wa- 
pentake of Gilling West, 1 mile N. 
from Greta Bridge ; inhabitants, 222 ; 
a rectory, value 4/. 5s. 9U. ; patron, the 
King. Rokeby Park, the seat of J.B. S. 
Morritt, Esq., is situated to the west of 
the angle formed by the picturesque 
junction of the Greta with the Tees. 
In tbe park are the remains of a Ro- 
man station, and amidst luxuriant 
foliage, appear at the distance of a 
mile the venerable remains of Eggles- 
tone Abbey ; the muse of Sir Walter 
Scott has given additional celebrity to 
the attraction of the scene ; the man- 
sion was built by Sir Thomas Robin- 
son in 1724, and is both elegant and 
commodious, and contains a gallery 
filled with a profusion of ancient sta- 
tues and other objects of vcrtii : across 
the river Greta is Moitham tower, an 
embattled house, built probably about 
the age of Henry VII., n true border 
mansion, with all the peculiar features 
of that era, a thorough lobby, kitchens, 
and butteries ; a hall up to the roof, 
and a handsome tower ; at one end is a 
barnekyn enclosure, strongly walled 
about, for the nightly protection of the 
cattle from depredators : this place 
with Rokeby was long in the possession 
of the family of Rokeby. 

Romaldkirk, N. R. (1) a parish 
and township, in the wapentake of 
Gilling W r est, 9 miles N. W. from 
Greta Bridge ; inhabitants, 377 ; a 
rectory, value f>8/. 14*. 2d. ; patron, 
John Hodgson, Esq. This pavish,which 
forms the north-west angle of the 
county, extends in one direction at 
least thirty miles ; it is a cold, bleak, 
and unfertile district. The Saxon saint 
to whom the church is dedicated, ap- 
pears to stand alone in this country, 
nor is it known precisely who he was. 
The structure is of considerable anti- 
quity, erected at various periods. In 
the chancel, is a monument with a full- 
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of the family of Fitz Hugh. The parish 
contains the townships of Cotherston, 
Holwick, Hunderthwaite, Lartington, 
Lunedale, and Mickleton. Entire po- 
pulation, 2461. 

Romanby, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Northallerton, wapen- 
take of Allertonshire, § mile S. from 
Northallerton ; inhabitants, 294. 

Rookbarugh, N. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Norman- 
by, wapentake of Rydale, 5 miles N.W. 
from Malton. 

RodSaviTH, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Thornton Watlass, 
wapentake of Hang East, 4 miles E. 
from Bedale; inhabitants, 76. 

Rookes, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Hipperholme, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 4 miles 
E. from Halifax. 

Roos, E. R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Holderness, 
14 miles E. from Hull ; inhabitants, 
442 ; a rectory, value 19/. ; patron, 
the Rev. Christopher Sykes. A family 
vault of the Sykes's, of Sledmere, is in 
this church. 

ROSEBERRY TOPPING, N. R. (2) 

See Newton. 

Rosedale, East Side, N. R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Middleton, 
wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 8 miles 
N. from Kirkby Moorside ; inhabi- 
tants, 339. 

Rosedale, West Side, N. R. (2) 
a township in the parish of Lasting- 
ham, wapentake of Rydale, 6 miles N. 
from Kirkby Moorside ; inhabitants, 
179 ; a perpetual curacy ; patrons, the 
inhabitants. The church is part of the 
ruins of a convent for nuns of the 
Benedictine order, founded in the reign 
of Richard I. by Robert de Stuteville ; 
the remains of the cloisters are con- 
verted into dwelling houses ; on the 
Moors in this township is Sledshow, a 
noted public house. 

Roskeld House, N.R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Snaith, parish 



of Wells, wapentake of Hang East, 2 J 
miles N. E. from Masham. 

Rossington, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles S. E. 
from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 383 ; a 
rectory, value 11/. Is. b%d. ; patron, 
the corporation of Doncaster. This 
village is remarkable for the excellence 
of the parsonage house, erected a few 
years since by the corporation of Don- 
caster, who are lords of the manor 
and owners of the estate, which con- 
tains upwards of 2000 acres. in the 
church-yard was interred, in 1708, 
James Boswell, King of the Gipsies; 
for a number of years it was a custom 
for the gipsies of the south to pay an- 
nual visits to his tomb, where they 
performed various ceremonies, one of 
which was to pour a flagon of ale upon 
his grave; and it is to be presumed, 
that they did not neglect to pour other 
gallons down their own throats. Shoot- 
ers Hill, in this parish, is the seat of J. 
C. Hilton, Esq. 

Rossington Bridge, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the preceding township and 
parish. 

Rotherford Bridge, N. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township of Scargill, 
parish of Barningham, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 3 miles E. from Bowes. 
Here is a bridge over the river Greta. 

Rotherham, W. R. (8) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 
miles N. E. from Sheffield, 49 S. S..W. 
from York, 160 from London ; inhabi- 
tants, 3548 ; a vicarage, value 16/. 
Ss. 6d. ; patron, Lord Howard of 
Effingham ; market, Monday ; fairs, 
Whit Monday, and Dec. 1. Here is 
a free grammar school for teaching the 
classics only, founded in 1584. This 
place is pleasantly situated on the banks 
of the river Rother, near its confluence 
with the Don, over which there is a 
handsome stone bridge. The church, 
a spacious edifice, was built in the reign 
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of Edward IV. The town is far from 
elegant, the Btreets being narrow, and 
the houses chiefly of stone, have ac- 
quired a dingy appearance ; a consider- 
able trade is carried on in coals, the 
river Don opening a communication 
with all the principal towns in the 
county : this place was formerly fa- 
mous for its manufacture of edge tools. 
Across the bridge is the village of Mas- 
borough, containing the ponderous iron 
works, originally the property of Mr. 
Walker ; and where also is situated the 
Rotherham Independent Academy. At 
Rotherham was born Thomas Scott, 
Archbishop of York, usually called 
Thomas de Rotherham, who founded 
here a college, which was swept away 
at the dissolution of the monasteries. 
Eastwood House, near the town, is the 
seat of Mrs. Sarah Walker. The pa- 
rish contains the townships of Brins- 
worth, Catcliffe, Dalton,Greasborough, 
Kimberworth, Orgreave, and Tinsley. 
Entire population, 9623. 

Rothwell, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 
miles N. from Wakefield ; inhabitants, 
2155 ; a vicarage, value 19/. 12*. lid. ; 
patron, C. J. Brandling, Esq. This 
place was a Saxon parish, and obtains 
its name from a copious spring near the 
church. It was one of the numerous 
manors of the great Norman family of 
Lacy; and Rothwell Hay was once 
their ancient park ; it contained about 
543 acres, and afterwards relasped into 
a state of nature ; it is now, however, 
a fertile tract, and below the soil has 
many valuable coal mines. Near the 
church, some grout work of the old 
manor house yet remains. The parish 
contains the townships of Carlton with 
Lofthouse, Middleton, Oulton with 
Woodlesford, and Thorpe. Entire po- 
pulation, 6253. 

Rotsea, E. R. (6) a township in the 
parish of Hutton Cranswick, division 
of Bainton Beacon, 6 miles S. from 
Great Driffield : inhabitants, 23. 



Rough Birchworth, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Oxspring, 
parish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 2 miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Roundfield Hill, N. R. (2) a 
small hamlet in the township of Hack- 
forth, parish of Hornby, wapentake of 
Hang East, 5 miles S. from Catterick. 

Round Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Worsborough, pa- 
rish of Darfield, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 3 miles S. from Barnsley. 

Round Hav, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Barwick-in-Elmet, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack,3 miles N.E. from 
Leeds; inhabitants, 186. Here was 
anciently a park, belonging to the great 
Norman family of Lacy ; from its cir- 
cular pale, the place obtained the name 
of Round Hay. 

Round Wood, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Rawmarsh, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
2§ miles N. E. from Rotherham. 

Rounton, East, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Rudby, wapentake 
of Langbarugh, 7 miles N. E. from 
Northallerton ; inhabitants, 135 ; a 
chapelry to Rudby. Rounton Grange 
is the seat of John Wailes, Esq. 

Rounton, West, N. R. (2) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Allertonshire, 7 miles N. E. from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 217; a rectory, 
value 61. ; patron, the King. 

Rousby, or Roxby, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Hinderwell, 
wapentake of Lsngbarugh, 11 miles E. 
from Guisborough ; inhabitants, 236 ; 
a chapelry to Hinderwell. 

Routh, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ncss, 4£ miles N. E. from Beverley ; 
inhabitants, 124 ; a rector)', value SI. 
17s. Id.; patron, Misses Ellcrker. The 
church is a very ancient structure, and 
contains a mutilated effigy of a Knight 
Templar. 

Rou ton, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
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of Swine, wapentake of Holderness, 7 
miles E. from Beverley. 

Row, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Reeth, parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 2 miles 
N.W. from Reeth. 

Row, N. R. (3) a hamlet in the 
township , and parish of Fylingdales, 
wapentake of Whitby Strand, 5 miles 
S. E. from Whitby. 

Rowle Hall, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kelling- 
ton, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 6 miles 
W. from Snaith. 

Rowley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Lepton, parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles 
S. E. from Huddersfield. 

Rowley, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Hunsley 
Beacon, 3 miles E. from South Cave ; 
inhabitants, 425 ; a rectory, value 20/. 
Is. Sd. ; patron, Colonel Hildyard. The 
parish contains the township of Waldby. 
Entire population, 469. 

Rowlstone, E. R. (6) a township 
with Mappleton, in the parish of Map- 
pleton, wapentake of Holderness, 2 
miles S. from Hornsea; inhabitants, 54. 

Roxby, N. R. (2). See Roaksby. 

Royd, W. R. (7) . See Soyland. 

Royd Bank, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Farnley Tyas, parish 
of Almondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
4 miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Royd Bridge, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Stansfield, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 9 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Royd Field, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Penistone, 
wapentake of Staincross, 1 mile S.from 
Penistone. 

Royd House, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Shelley, parish of 
Kirkburton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 
miles S. W. from Dewsbury. 

Royd Moor, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Thurlstone, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 5 
miles S. W. from Penistone. 



Royd Moor, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Hems- 
worth, wapentake of Staincross, 6 miles 
S. from Pontefract. 

Royds, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Bradfield, parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 8 miles N. W. from Sheffield. 

Royds, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Brampton Bierlow, parish 
of Wath upon Dearn, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles N. from 
Rotherham. 

Royds, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Beeston, parish of Leeds, 
wapentake of Morley, 2 miles S. W. 
from Leeds. 

Royds Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Rothwell, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles N. from 
Wakefield. 

Royds Hall, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of North Bierley, pa- 
rish of Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 
Here is the seat of C. Dawson, Esq. 

Royston, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 4 miles N. from Barnsley, in- 
habitants, 549; a vicarage, value 17/. 
3*. Ad. ; patron, the Archbishop of 
York. Here is a free grammar school, 
founded in the 5th of James I. by letters 
patent. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Monk Bretton, Carlton, Chevet, 
Cudworth, Notton, and Woolley. En- 
tire population, 3126'. 

Ruckcroft, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Reeth, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 2 miles 
N. W. from Reeth. 

Rudby, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 4 miles W. from Stokesley ; in- 
habitants, 76 ; a vicarage, value 30/. ; 
patron, Lady Amherst. This parish 
contains the townships of Hutton, 
Middleton, East Rounton, Sexhovv, 
and Skutterskelfe. Entire popula- 
tion, 1311. 

Rudding Hall, W. R. (5). See 
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Ruddings, E. R. (5). See Augh- 
ton Ruddiags. 

Rudd Hall, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of East Apple- 
ton, parish of Catterick, wapentake of 
Hang East, 2 miles S. from Catterick. 

Rudston, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 5 miles W. from Bridlington ; in- 
habitants, 417; a vicarage, value 9/. 
13*. 6hi. ; patron, the Archbishop of 
York. In the church-yard is a kind of 
pyramidal stone of great height, from 
which the village probably takes its 
name, rood, in Saxon, meaning the 
cross: this obelisk is of the same 
form as the Arrows near Borough- 
bridge, and of the same quality, mill- 
stone grit ; it is 29 feet in height, and 
has been traced below the ground to the 
depth of 12 feet, without reaching its 
bottom; no tradition throws the least 
light on this remarkable monument. 
In this parish is Thorpe Hall, the seat 
of Lord Macdonald. 

Ruff Holme, W. R. (3) a small 
hamlet in the township of Newland, 
parish of Drax, wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 4 miles N. E. from Snaith. 

RuFF0RTH,(5)aparish and township 
in the Ainsty, 5 miles W. from York ; 
inhabitants, 295 ; a vicarage, value 41. 
13s. 4rf. ; patron, Mrs. Thompson. 

Runswick, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hinderwell, 
wapentake ofLangbarugh, 8milesN.W. 
from Whitby. This is a small fishing 
village, situated on the margin of the 
sea, which here forms an inlet, called 
Runswick Bay ; it stands on the decli- 
vity of a rock, and strangers are much 
amused, when, in winding between the 
dwellings, they may on their right side 
enter the door of one house, and on 
their left look down the chimney of 
another ; the lower part of the town is 
almost choked up with sand. 

Rush Park, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sherburn, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 4 miles W. 
from Selby, 



Rushy Moor, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Askern, parish of 
Campsall, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
6 miles N. from Doncaster. 

Ruston, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Wykeham, wa- 
pentake of Pickering Lythe, 7 miles 
S. W. from Scarborough. 

Ruston Parva, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Dick- 
ering, 4 miles N. E. from Driffield ; 
inhabitants, 140 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, W. T. St. Quintin, Esq. 

Ruswarpe, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Whitby, wapentake of 
Whitby Strand, 2 miles S. W. from 
Whitby; inhabitants, 1918; the greater 
part of this township adjoins Whitby. 
It contains the seat of Miss Pennyman ; 
also Carr Hall, the seat of Mrs. Holt ; 
Field House, the seat of C. Richardson, 
Esq. ; and Sneaton Castle, the seat of 
James Wilson, Esq. 

Ruswjck, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Fingal, wa- 
pentake of Hang West, 4 miles N. E. 
from Middleham. 

Rydale, N. R. (2, 5) a wapentake 
in the North Riding, bounded on the 
east by the wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, on the north by Langbarugh, 
on the west by Birdforth, and on the 
south by Bulmer. It contains three 
market towns, 56 townships, 18 of 
which are parishes, 3635 houses, and 
19,524 inhabitants. A large portion of 
this wapentake is moor land, and the 
general feature of the country moun- 
tainous. 

Rye, N. R. (2) a small river in the 
NorthJRiding; it rises among the moors 
at Snilesworth, in the parish of Hawnby, 
and forming a junction below Bilsdale, 
with a stream called the Seth, it visits 
Rievaulx, Helmsley, and Butterwick, 
where it receives the small river Se- 
vern ; it then proceeds to Ryton, where, 
after joining the Costa, it falls into the 
Derwent at Wycomb. The Rye sinks 
near Helmsley, and re-appears at a 
mile distance. 



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Ryecroft, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Rawmarsh, 
wapentake of StrafForth and Tickhill, 3 
miles N. from Rotherham. 

Ryhill, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Wragby, wapentake of 
Staincross, 7 miles S. E. from Wake- 
field ; inhabitants, 147. 

Ryhill, E. R. (9) a township in 
the parish of Skeckling cum Burstwick, 
wapentake of Holderness, 3 miles S. E. 
from Hedon; inhabitants, 315. 

Rysome, E. R. (9). See Holmpton. 

Rytham Gate, E. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Seaton 
Ross, division of Holme Beacon, 5 
miles S. from Pocklington. 

Ryther, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township with Ossendike, in the wa- 
pentake of Barkston Ash, 6 miles S.E. 
from Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 355 ; a 
rectory, value 61. Us. 10§</. ; patron, 
the King. 

Ryton, N. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Kirkby Misperton, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 3 miles N. from 
Malton; inhabitants, 212. 

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Saddleworth, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles E. from Dobcross; 
a chapelry to Rochdale- This place 
gives name to a large valley, about 
seven miles long, and five broad, situ- 
ated in the south-west extremity of the 
West Riding ; it is a wild and bleak 
region, of which a part only is under 
cultivation, but industry has accumu- 
lated hither 15,902 inhabitants, who 
are chiefly occupied in the manufacture 
of woollen cloth, for which the place 
is peculiarly famous, many of the super- 
fine broad-cloths vieing even with those 
made in the west of England ; some 
cotton manufactures have been also 
introduced. The Huddersfield canal 
penetrates through the heart of Sad- 
dleworth, and passes in a tunnel of 
three miles length under Pule moun- 



tain ; it has conferred an immense be- 
nefit on this dreary region, by the faci- 
lity it affords to the transit of goods 
and manure. Dobcross may be con- 
sidered as the capital of the district. 
Hugo de Stapelton, lord of the manor 
of Saddleworth, having applied to Hugh 
Earl of Chester, for leave to erect a 
chapel for the use of his tenants, re- 
ceived permission on the condition of 
annexing it to the abbey of Whalley : 
on the dissolution of the monasteries it 
was annexed to the vicarage of Roch- 
dale, thus the anomaly of the township 
of Quick being considered in the county 
of Lancaster, is accounted for. . In the 
district are several Druidical remains, 
such as cromlechs and rocking stones. 
At Castle Shaw are some traces of an 
ancient fortification, which Dr. Whit- 
aker considers to have been a work of 
the original Britons. 

Sail Hill, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Camblesforth, 
parish of Drax, wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 4 miles N. from Selby. 

Saint Agatha's Abbey, N. R. (1). 
See Easby. 

Saint Ann's Chapel, W. R. (7). 
See Chapel le Grove. 

Saint Giles, N. R. (2). See Giles, 
Saint. 

Saints Helen's Ford (5). See 
Walton in the Ainsty. 

Saint Helen's Well, W. R. (8) 
a small hamlet in the township of Carle- 
ton, parish of Royston, wapentake of 
Staincross, 2 miles N. from Barnsley. 

Saint Ives, W. R. (4). See 
Bingley. 

Saint John's, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship with Throapham, in the parish of 
Laughton en le Morthen, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 7 miles S. E. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 50 ; a 
perpetual curacy; patron, the Lord 
Chancellor. 

Saint John's in the Wilderness, 
W. R. (7). See Turvin. 

Saint Martin's Abbey, N. R. (1) 
a township in the parish of Catterick, 



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wapentake of Hang East, 3 miles S. 
from Richmond; inhabitants, 23. Here 
was a priory of Benedictine Monks, 
founded in the year 1100 ; the walls of 
the chapel, a tower, and some few frag- 
ments yet remain. 

Saint Peter's, Liberty of. See 
York. 

Saint Simon's Well, N. R." (1) a 
hamlet in the township of Little Scraf- 
ton, parish of Coverham, wapentake of 
Hang West, 4 miles, S. W. from Mid- 
dleham. 

Saint Trinian, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Easby, parish of 
Richmond, wapentake of Gilling West, 
1 mile E. from Richmond. 

Sallay Abbey, W. R. (4) . See 
Sawley. 

Saltagh Grange, E. R. (9) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kay- 
ingham, wapentake of Holderness, 5 
miles W. from Patrington. 

Saltburn, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Brotton, parish of Skel- 
ton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 6 miles 
N. E. from Guisborough. A small fish- 
ing village, which possesses* several re- 
quisites for a fashionable bathing place, 
as agreeable walks, picturesque rocks, 
and pleasing views. 

Salterforth, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Barnoldswick, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 10 miles S.W. 
from Skipton ; inhabitants, 686. 

Salterhebble, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Skircoat, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 2 
miles S. from Halifax. 

Saltersbrook, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Thurlstone, pa- 
rish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 7 miles S. W. from Penistone. 
The principal dwelling in this place is an 
inn which stands on the extreme verge 
of the county, on the high road from 
Barnsley to Manchester. 

Saltersgate, N. R. (3) a hamlet 
in the township of Lockton, parish of 
Middleton, wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 12 miles W. from Scarborough. 



In this place is the noted inn, called the 
Waggon and Horses. 

Saltmarshe, E. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 4 miles S. E. from How- 
den ; inhabitants, 179. Saltmarshe 
Hall is the seat of Philip Saltmarshe, 
Esq. whose ancestors have flourished 
here, it is said, from the conquest. 

Salton, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of ;Rydale, 
7 miles N. W. from Malton; inhabi- 
tants, 148; a vicarage, value4/.10*.llrf.; 
patron, G. W. Dowker, Esq. Salton 
Hall is the seat of G. W. Dowker, Esq. 
The parish contains the township of 
Brawby. Entire population, 536. 

Saltonstall, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Warley, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 4 miles 
W. from Halifax. 

Salutation, High andLow,N.R. 
(2) . See Kirkby Fleetham. 

Sancton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township with Houghton, in the divi- 
sion of Hunsley Beacon, 2$ miles S.W. 
from Market Weighton; inhabitants, 
534 ; a vicarage, value 61. Is. I0$d. ; 
patron, John Broadley, Esq. The pa- 
rish contains the township of North 
Cliffe ; entire population, 423 . 

Sandal Kirk, W.R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4£ miles N. E. from 
Doncaster; inhabitants, 192; a rec- 
tory," value 9/. 0$. o%d. ; patron, the 
King. Here is a grammar school, 
founded in 1626, by the Rev. Robert 
Wood. In the chancel of the church, 
is the monument of John Rokeby, 
Archbishop of Dublin, who ordered his 
bowels to be buried at Dublin, his heart 
at Halifax, and his body at this, his na- 
tive place. Kirk Sandal Grange is the 
seat of George Martin, Esq. 

Sandal Magna, W.R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles S. from Wakefield ; 
inhabitants, 188 ; a vicarage, value 
15/. 7s. %d. ; patron, the King. Sandal 
is chiefly remarkable for its ancient 






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castle, built about the year 1320, by 
John Earl of Warrenne: during the 
reign of Edward III., Edward Baliol, 
aspiring to the throne of Scotland, re- 
sided here : it afterwards became the 
property of Richard Plantagenet, Duke 
of York, who instead of waiting for re- 
inforcements in this fortress, during the 
wars of the roses, unadvisedly gave 
battle to Queen Margaret, and was 
slain on the field in 1460. The castle 
underwent a siege in the civil wars of 
Charles I. ; it surrendered to the par- 
liament, and was in the next year, 1645, 
completely dismantled; it is now an 
insignificant ruin. Sandal gave birth 
to Dr. Thomas Zouch, a man of con- 
siderable learning, whose works Arch- 
deacon Wrangham has thought worth 
editing. The country about Sandal 
is pleasant: here are Belle Vue, the 
seat of John Naylor, Esq., and Wood 
Thorpe, the seat of the Rev. W. Wood. 
The parish contains the townships of 
West Bretton, Crigglestone and Walton. 
Entire population, 2692. 

Sandal Parva, or Long Sandal, 
W. R. (8) a hamlet iu the township and 
parish of Kirk Sandal, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles N. E. 
from Doncaster. 

Sandal Three Houses, W. R. 
(8) a hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of Sandal Magna, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2§ miles S. from Wakefield. 
William Nevison,anoted highwayman, 
was apprehended at an alehouse in 
this village, by Captain Hardcastle, in 
the year 1684. 

Sandbeck, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Wetherby, parish of 
Kirk Deighton, wapentake of Claro, 1 
mile N. E. from Wetherby. 

Sandbeck, W. R. (8). See 
Maltby. 

Sandbeck, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Hipswell, parish of 
Catterick, wapentake of Hang East, 1 £ 
mile S.E. from Richmond. 

Sandburn, N.R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Stockton- 



in-the-forest, wapentake of Bulmer, 6 
miles N. E. from York, 

Sandgate, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Nether Hallam, parish 
of Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles W. from Sheffield. 

Sand Hall, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Egborough, parish of 
Kellington, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
4 miles N. W. from Snaith. 

Sand Hall, E. R. (8). See Skelton. 

Sand Holme, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township of Gilberdike, parish of 
Eastrington, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 5$ miles W. from South Cave. 

Sand Holme, E. R. (6). See Stork 
Hill. 

Sandholmes, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Pickhill, 
wapentake of Hallikeld, 5 miles W. 
from Thirsk. 

Sand Hutton, N. R. (2). See Hut- 
ton Sand. 

Sand Hutton, N. R. (5). See Hut- 
ton Sand. 

Sandsend, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Lythe, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 3 miles N. W. 
from Whitby. This place is situated 
on the face of a rocky cliff near the sea; 
it contains an extensive establishment 
for the making of alum, the property of 
the Earl of Mulgrave : amongst the 
rocks, black amber or jet is frequently 
found. 

Santinley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Wintersett, parish of 
Wragby, wapentake of Staincross, 5 
miles S.E. from Wakefield. 

Santon, N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Muker, parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 2 miles E. 
from Muker. 

Savile House, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Penis- 
tone, wapentake of Staincross, 4 miles 
W. from Penistone. 

Savey Green, N. R. (3) "a hamlet 
in the township and parish of_Egton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 6 miles W. 
from Whitby. 



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Sawdon, N. R. (3) a township in 
the parish of Brompton, wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 7 miles S. W. from 
Scarborough; inhabitants, 139. 

Sawley, VV.R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 6 miles S. W. from Ripon ; in- 
habitants, 490; a chapelry to Ri- 
pon. Sawley Hall is the seat of Mrs. 
Norton. 

Sawley, or Sallay, W. R. (4) a 
township with Tosside, extra-parochial, 
in the wapentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles 
S. W. from Gisburn ; inhabitants, 561. 
This place is remarkable for the remains 
of an abbey, founded in 1147, for 
monks of the Cistercian order, by Wil- 
liam de Perci ; a great part of the nave 
and transept is still standing, enough 
being left to shew that the building was 
a plain cross without columns or side 
aisles, and extremely resembling the 
chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge; 
the gateway is converted into a cottage ; 
several well cut shields of arms are 
wrought into the walls of the neigh- 
bouring houses. 

Saw Wood, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Stainland, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 6 miles 
S. from Halifax. 

Saxton, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township with Scarthingwell, in the 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 5 miles S. 
from Tadcaster; inhabitants, 378; a 
perpetual curacy ; patron, R. O. Gas- 
coigne, Esq. In the church-yard of this 
village, were interred the bodies of 
many of those unfortunate persons 
who were slain in the battle of Towton, 
1461 : the Earl of Northumberland 
reached York to die ; the Earl of West- 
moreland was interred in Saxton church, 
but without a memorial ; Lord Clifford 
was tumbled into a pit with a promis- 
cuous heap of dead bodies ; Lord Dacre's 
tomb in Saxton, still remains, though 
much defaced, and the inscription is 
illegible. A tradition relates, that he 
was shot when he unclasped his helmet 
to drink a cup of wine, by a boy with 



an arrow, in revenge for the death of the 
boy's father, whom this nobleman had 
slain some years before ; the place where 
he fell, was called the North Acres, 
whence this old rhyme, 
" The Lord of Dacres 
Was slayne in the North Acres ;" 
but this story seems to be a fabrication, 
confounding the death of Lord Clifford, 
who really perished in the manner de- 
scribed : it is scarcely possible that the 
same accident should happen to two 
noblemen on the same occasion. The 
parish contains the township of Towton. 
Entire population, 472. 

Scackleton, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Hovingham, wa- 
pentake of Bulmer, 7 miles W. from 
Malton ; inhabitants, 171. 

Scagglethorpe, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of Settringtdn, wa- 
pentake of Buckrose, 10 miles N. W. 
from Sledmere ; inhabitants, 222. 

Scagglethorpe, (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Moor Monk- 
ton, in the Ainsty, 6 miles N. W. from 
York. 

Scalby, E.R. (6) a township in the 
parish of Blacktoft, wapentake of How- 
denshire, 5f miles W. from South 
Cave; inhabitants, 179. 

Scalby, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 3 miles N.W. from Scarbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 446 ; a vicarage, 
value 61. 13s. 4rf. ; patron, the Dean and 
Chapter of Norwich. In this place is a 
small hospital for four poor widows or 
widowers. Scalby Mill is a place much 
resorted to by the company of Scar- 
borough, as a tea-garden, during the 
season. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Burniston, Cloughton, Newby, 
Stainton Dale, and Throxenby. Entire 
population, 1559. 

Scalebon, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Burley, parish of Otley, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 9 miles N. from 
Bradford. 

Scales, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Askwith, parish of Weston, 



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wapentake of Claro, 10 miles N. from 
Bradford. 

Scales, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of West Halton, parish of 
Long Preston, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 6f miles S. from Settle. 

Scaling, N.R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township of Easington, parish of Hin- 
derwell, wapentake of Langbarugh, 10 
miles E. from Guisborough. In this 
place is an inn called Scalingdam. 

Scammonden, W.R. (7) a town - 
ship with Deanhead, in the parish of 
Huddersfield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6 
miles W. from Huddersfield; inhabi- 
tants, 855 ; a chapelry to Huddersfield. 
Scampston, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Rillington, wapentake 
of Buckrose, 8 miles N. W. from Sled- 
mere ; inhabitants, 200 ; a chapelry to 
Rillington. Scampston House is the 
residence of C. T. Wood, Esq.; this seat 
of the ancient family of St. Quintin has 
a fine park, abounding in numerous 
herds of deer. 

Scarborough, N.R. (5) a bo- 
rough, market, town, parish and town- 
ship, in the wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 20 miles S. E. from Whitby, 
40 N. E. from York, 217 from Lon- 
don ; inhabitants, 8188 ; a vicarage, 
value \3l. 6s. 8d. ; patron, Lord Ho- 
tham : markets, Thursday and Satur- 
day ; fairs, Holy Thursday, and No- 
vember 25. Scarborough is a borough 
governed by two bailiffs, two coroners, 
four chamberlains, and a common 
council of 36 members. It returns two 
members, a privilege granted as early 
as the 23d Edward I., and is the only 
place in the county, except York, which 
has constantly sent representatives from 
that period to the present time ; the 
right of election is in the corporation 
alone : here is an hospital for worn-out' 
and disabled seamen, under the go- 
vernment of the Trinity House. Scar- 
borough is situated on the north of 
a beautiful and extensive bay, from 
which it rises in the form of a cres- 



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cent, on the slope of a bold and rocky 
shore ; on its eastern point stand the re- 
mains of the ancient castle, whose shat- 
tered walls adorn the summit of a lofty 
promontory ; the view commands a 
vast expanse of ocean, where fleets 
of ships ^are frequently passing : the 
castle was built in the reign of King 
Stephen, by William le Gros, Earl of 
Albemarle. Here Piers de Gaveston 
sought refuge against the exasperated 
barons in the reign of Edward II. In 
the time of/ Wyatt's rebellion, in 1553, 
it was surprised and taken by a stra- 
tagem of the son of Lord Stafford, 
who introduced a number of soldiers 
disguised as peasants ; but this success 
was only of three days' duration ; it 
gave rise, however, to the proverb of 
' a Scarborough warning, or a word 
and a blow, but the blow first :' during 
the civil wars it was twice besieged by 
the parliamentary forces, and was com- 
pelled to surrender ; the castle was 
soon after dismantled by order of par- 
liament, but it underwent a temporary 
repair during the rebellion in 1745, 
and barracks having been subsequently 
erected, it will accommodate 120 sol- 
diers : the ruined walls of the keep, 
twelve feet in thickness, are still nearly 
100 feet in height ; the promontory on 
which they stand, is of an elevation 
above 300 feet, presenting a surface of 
19 acres ; it is in three parts sur- 
rounded by the sea ; on the landside, 
rising by a steep and rocky slope, it com- 
mands the town ; the approach was by 
a gateway, still remaining, of uncom- 
mon strength, placed on the summit of 
a narrow isthmus ; the keep was en- 
closed by embattled walls, strength- 
ened by semicircular towers, and con- 
sequently before the invention of ar- 
tillery, this fortress must have been 
absolutely impregnable. The parish 
church originally belonged to a con- 
vent of Cistercian monks ; the pre- 
sent building is merely a fragment of 
the ancient spacious edifice; an addi- 
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tional church, in the Gothic style, is 
now erecting, under the sanction of the 
late acts of parliament. Scarborough 
is not mentioned in Domesday Book, 
and the first authentic notice concern- 
ing it, is a charter from Henry 11., 
1252, enabling the bailiffs to establish 
a port duty for the security of their 
harbour ; this seems to have given 
origin to the erection of a pier, which 
after successive repairs and additions, 
was superseded by the present struc- 
ture, sweeping with its circular arms 
into the sea, and composed of enor- 
mous blocks of stone from the neigh- 
bouring quarry of White Nab ; the 
harbour is liable to be warped with 
sand, but is the only port between the 
Tyne and the Humber in which ships 
of large burden can take shelter : the 
commerce of Scarborough is on a con- 
tracted scale, it contains, however, a 
ship-yard, sail-cloth manufactory, and 
rope-walks; but the great support of 
the place is from the influx of com- 
pany during the summer season, for 
the purpose of sea-bathing, and drink- 
ing the mineral waters, which consist 
of two springs, one of a chalybeate, 
the other of a saline quality, rising on 
the sea shore, at the foot of the cliff, 
a little to the south of the town ; their 
medicinal properties were first dis- 
covered by Mrs. Farrow, an ingenious 
lady, in the year 1620, In December, 
1737, these springs were nearly lost, by 
the sinking of a large mass of the cliff 
above them, but by diligent search they 
were recovered, and a building or spa 
house, for the accommodation of visi- 
tors, has been erected near the wells ; 
from the saline spring, salts are pre- 
pared, which are much esteemed as a 
gentle aperient. The town is well built, 
and various circumstances concur to ren- 
der it a charming summer retreat; beau- 
tiful prospects, a fine beach, equally 
convenient for exercise or bathing, pure 
air, and select company. The public 
buildings in Scarborough are, the town 



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hall, prison, assembly rooms, theatre, 
with chapels and meeting-houses for 
various classes of the dissenters; a 
magnificent iron-bridge of four arches, 
supported on massive and lofty stone 
piers, has lately been erected for the 
purpose of affording an easy commu- 
nication from the cliff to the spa, which 
from the inequality of the ground was 
found formerly extremely inconvenient 
to invalids ; this beautiful structure is a 
striking embellishment to the town, and 
reflects the highest credit on the projec- 
tor. Scarborough has given birth to no 
person of particular celebrity. The en- 
virons of the town are finely diversified 
with hill and dale, and exhibit a variety 
of romantic scenery. The parish con- 
tains the township of Falsgrave. En- 
tire population, 8533. 

Scarcroft, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Thorner, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 7 miles N. E. from Leeds ; 
inhabitants, 105. 

Scargill, N. R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Barningham, wapen- 
take of Gilling West, 4 miles S. from 
Barnard Castle ; inhabitants, 136. 
Scarhill, W.R.(4). See Bradford. 
Scar House, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Muker, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 
10 miles W. from Reeth. 

Scar House, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Starbotton, parish 
of Arnecliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
6 miles N. W. from Kettlewell. 

Scaro, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Ripley, wapen- 
take of Claro, 1 mile N. from Ripley. 
Scaro House, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Moulton, parish of 
Middleton Tyas, wapentake of Gilling 
East, 4 miles N. from Catterick. 

Scarthneck,N. R. (1). See Pres- 
ton under Scar. 

Scarthnick, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Whorl- 
ton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 7 miles 
S. W. from Stokesley. Here was once 



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a religious house of Austin friars, a 
cell to Guisborough, not a vestige of 
which remains. 

SCARTHINGWELL, W. R. (8) a 

township with Saxton, in the parish of 
Saxton, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 
5 miles S. from Tadcaster; inhabi- 
tants, 578. Scarthingwell Hall is the 
seat of W. Prest, Esq. 

Scawsby, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Sprot- 
borough, wapentake of -Strafforth and 
Tickhill, If mile W. from Doncaster. 
On Scawsby Lees, Robert Aske was 
encamped with 40,000 men during his 
rebellion, called the Pilgrimage of 
Grace, in the reign of Henry VIII. 

Scawton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Rydale, 
4 miles W. from Helmsley; inhabi- 
tants, 154 ; a rectory, value 21. \$s.2d. ; 
patron, Edward Worsley, Esq. 

Sceaf, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Holme on Spald- 
ing Moor, division of Holme Beacon, 5 
miles S.W. from Market Weigh ton. 

Scholes, W.R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Barwick in 
Elmet, wapentake of Skyrack, 6 miles 
N. E. from Leeds. Here is a farm 
house called Scholes Grange. 

Scholes, W.R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Cleckheaton, parish of 
Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 5 miles 
E. from Halifax. 

Scholes, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Stainland, parish of Hali- 
fax, wapentake of Morley, 2f miles S. 
from Halifax. 

Scholes, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Kimberworth, parish of Ro- 
therham, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles N.W. from Rotherham. 

Scholes, W.R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Wooldale, parish of 
Kirkburton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6 
miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Scholesmoor, W.R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Horton, parish 
of Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 5§ 
miles W. from Bradford. 



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Scholes, West, W.R. (4). See 
West Scholes. 

Scolehill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Penistone, 
wapentake of Staincross, 1 mile S. W. 
from Penistone. 

Scorborough, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the divison of Bainton 
Beacon, 5 miles N. from Beverley $ 
inhabitants, 88 ; a rectory, value 7/.; 
patron, the Earl of Egremont. On the 
site where stood the ancient mansion 
of the Hotham family, thrice destroyed 
by fire, is the seat of John Hall, Esq. ; 
Sir John Hotham who was beheaded 
by order of the parliament in the civil 
wars, was born in this place. Here is 
still an extensive moat, and what is un- 
common in this, or indeed in any part 
of the kingdom, a heronry ; the birds 
building their nests on the branches of 
some lofty trees, some of which are 
much decayed with age. 

Scoreby, E. R. (5) a township 
with part of Stamford Bridge, in the 
parish of Low Catton, wapentake of 
Ouse and Derwent, 6 miles E. from 
York; inhabitants, 151. 

Scorton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Catterick, wapentake of 
Gilling East, 2 miles N. E. from Cat- 
terick ; inhabitants, 496. Here is 
a free grammar school, founded by 
Mr. Leonard Robinson, in 1720. In 
this village also is a catholic commu- 
nity of the order of St. Clair, consist- 
ing of nuns and boarders, originally 
formed by some French emigrants who 
first settled atHaggerston,in Northum- 
berland, in 1795, but who removed to 
Scorton, in 1807. 

Scosthorpe, W.R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkby Malham 
Dale, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 miles 
N. E. from Settle ; inhabitants, 102. 

Scotchcorner, N. R. (2). See 
Middleton Tyas. 

Scotland, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Horsforth, parish of 
Guiseley, wapentake of Skyrack, 6 
miles N.W. from Leeds. 



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Scotton, W.R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Farnham, wapentake of 
Claro, 2 miles N. W. from Knares- 
borough ; inhabitants, 297. This place 
contains mansions of the ancient fami- 
lies of Percy and Pulleine, which have 
been converted into farm houses, still 
retaining vestiges of their former 
grandeur. 

Scotton, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Catterick, wapentake of 
Hang East, 4 miles S. from Richmond; 
inhabitants, 123. 

Scout Hall, W. R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township of North Ow- 
ram, parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 2 miles N. from Halifax. 

Scrafton, Little, N. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township of Caldbergh, 
parish of Coverham, wapentake of 
Hang West, 3 miles S. W. from Mid- 
dleham. 

Scrafton, West, N. H. (1) a 
township in the parish of Coverham, 
wapentake of Hang East, 5 miles S. W. 
from Middleham ; inhabitants, 146. 

Scraith, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Brightside Bierlow, pa- 
rish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 3 miles N. from 
Sheffield. 

Scrayingham, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 10 miles N. E. from York ; in- 
habitants, 157; a rectory, value 21/. 
1 1*. 10*r/. ; patron, the King. This 
parish contains the townships of How- 
sham and Leppington. Entire popu- 
lation, 511. 

Scriven, W. R. (5) a township with 
Tentergate, in the parish of Knares- 
borough, wapentake of Claro, 1 mile 
N. from Knaresborough ; inhabitants, 
1373. Scriven Park is the seat of Sir 
Thos. T. Slingsby, Bart. : in this town- 
ship also is Coghill Hall, the seat of 
Dr. Harrison ; the mansion having been 
sold by Sir John Coghill, in 1796, to 
the Countess of Conyngham, is some- 
times called Conyngham House. 



Scruton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hang 
East, 4 miles S. W. from Northaller- 
ton; inhabitants, 411; a rectory, va- 
lue 14/. 0s. 5d. ; patron, F. L. Coore, 
Esq. Scruton Hall is the seat of Mrs. 
Mary Gale. In this place was born, 
in 1636, Dr. Thomas Gale, Dean of 
York ; he was master of Saint Paul's 
School, and drew up the inscriptions 
which have been engraven on the Mo- 
nument in memory of the great fire of 
London ; these are alluded to by Pope, 
not in a very complimentary strain, in 
a verse remembered by every body': 
the writings of Dean Gale are numer- 
ous, consisting chiefly of re -publica- 
tions of classic authors, both Greek 
and Latin, and of a collection of Eng- 
lish historians, in two volumes folio, 
entitled Historiae Britannicae et Angli- 
canae xx. ; he died in 1702, leaving two 
sons, Roger and Samuel ; the former 
published his father's Comment on the 
Itinerary of Antoninus ; bi3 own Dis- 
sertation on the Four Roman Roads in 
Britain, is to be found in the 6th vo- 
lume of Leland's Itinerary : Samuel 
was also an eminent antiquary, but 
seems to have been content with col- 
lecting without publishing. 

Scugdale, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Whorlton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 6 miles S. 
from Stokesley. 

Sculcoates, E. R- (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Huns- 
ley Beacon, 1 mile N. from Hull; in- 
habitants, 10,449 ; a vicarage, value 
5/. 6s. M. ; patron, the King. This 
place is now so nearly joined to Hull, 
that strangers cannot distinguish their 
respective limits ; indeed, some of the 
best streets belonging to Hull arc in 
.this parish. Sculcoates is of greater 
antiquity than Hull, it being mentioned 
in Domesday Book as one of the lord- 
ships of Roger de Mortimer. The an- 
cient church of St. Mary was pulled 
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an additional church, in the pointed 
style of architecture, called Christ 
Church, was consecrated in 1822; it is a 
handsome structure, composed of brick 
and Roche Abbey Stone. 

Scurf Hall, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Newland, parish 
of Drax, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 
5£ miles N. E. from Snaith. 

Seacroft, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Whitchurch, wapentake 
of Skyrack, 4 miles N. E. from Leeds ; 
inhabitants, 886. Near this place, in 
the year G55, a battle was fought be- 
tween Oswy, king of Northumbria, and 
Penda, the ferocious and turbulent king 
of Mercia, in which the latter was slain ; 
and here, in 1643, an engagement took 
place between Sir Thomas Fairfax, with 
his round-heads, and Lord Goring, with 
a body of the king's horse, in which vic- 
tory declared for the royalists. 

Seal Houses, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Arken- 
garthdale, wapentake of Giliing West, 
5 miles N. W. from Reeth. 

Seamer, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 2 miles N.W. from Stokesley; 
inhabitants, 226 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Robert Greenhill, Esq. 

Seamer, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Picker- 
ing Lythe, 4 miles S. from Scarbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 596 ; a vicarage, 
value 1 SI. 6s. b%d. ; patron, W. J. De- 
nison, Esq.; fair, July 15. This vil- 
lage is remarkable for an insurrection, 
which took place in the reign of Edward 
VI. 1549, under the pretence of restor- 
ing the ancient religion, and abolishing 
all ranks in society ; the instigatoi's 
collecting a rabble of 3000 persons, 
murdered several of their neighbours; a 
sudden stop however was put to their 
proceedings by the King's offer of par- 
don to the deluded multitude, which the 
greater number had the wisdom to ac- 
cept, but the leaders soon after were 
apprehended and deservedly executed. 



The parish of Seamer contains the 
townships of East Ayton and Irton. 
Entire population, 1034. 

Seamer Water, N. R. (1). See 
Bainbridge. 

S eaton, E. R» (6) a township with 
Wassand, in the parish of Sigglesthorne, 
wapentake of Holderness, 2 miles W. 
from Hornsea; inhabitants, 301. 

Seaton Ross, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the division of Holme 
Beacon, 5 miles S. from Pocklington ; 
inhabitants, 477 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, W. C. Maxwell, Esq. 

Sedbergh, W. R. (1)" a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Ewcross, 5 miles N. from 
Dent, 77 W. N.W. from York, 264 
from London; inhabitants, 2022; a vi- 
carage, value 12/. 8*. ; patron, Trinity 
College, Cambridge; market, Wednes- 
day ; fairs, March 20, and October 29. 
Sedbergh is pleasantly situated in a se- 
cluded vale, among bleak and rugged 
mountains, and contains two cotton 
manufactories : the township is divided 
into four parts, called Frostraw with 
Soolbank, Marthwaite, Cautley with 
Dowbiggin, and Howgill with Bland ; 
it contains nothing of particular inter- 
est, but its richly endowed grammar 
school, founded by Dr. Lupton, pro- 
vost of Eton, in the reign of Edward 
III. ; there are three fellowships and 
eight scholarships at St. John's Col- 
lege, Cambridge, for students from this 
school, and this is one of the schools 
which is entitled to send a candidate 
for Lady Elizabeth Hastings's exhi- 
bitions. Ingmire Hall, near Sed- 
bergh, is the seat of John Upton, Esq, 
The parish contains the townships of 
Dent and Garsdale. Entire popula- 
tion, 4483. n 

Sedbury, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Giliing, wapen- 
take of Giliing West, 6 miles N. W. 
from Catterick. Sedbury Hall is a seat 
of the Rev. J. Gilpin. 

Sedbusk, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 



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the township of High Abbotsido, pa- 
rish of Aysgartb, wapentake of Hang 
West, 1 mile N. E. from Hawes. Near 
this place are several subterraneous ca- 
verns, called the Maze Holes, the roofs 
and sides of which are covered with va- 
rious petrifactions and incrustations. 

Segsworth, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Fountains Earth, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 2£ miles N. from Pateley 
Bridge. 

Selby, W. R. (5) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Barkston Ash, 3 miles S. E. 
from Cawood, 15 S. from York, 181 
from London ; inhabitants, 4097 ; a 
vicarage, value 17/. 10*.; patron, the 
Hon. E. Petre; market, Monday; fairs, 
Easter Tuesday, June 22, and Oct. 1 1 . 
Here is a grammar school, founded by 
Edward VI., and a hospital for seven 
poor widows, endowed by Leonard 
Chamberlain. Selby is situated on the 
west bank of the Ouse, which glides by 
in a deep, broad, and majestic stream : 
the bridge, constructed of timber, is 
contrived to open and shut, for the ad- 
mission of vessels, in the space of one 
minute. The town is tolerably well 
built, and has a handsome Gothic mar- 
ket cross. Here is a manufactory for 
sail-cloth, an iron foundery, and a ship- 
yard, for the building of small vessels, 
which can now clear out for any part of 
the kingdom, without being compelled 
to stop at Hull, as formerly, a branch 
custom-house having lately been here 
erected : by means of the canal from 
the Ouse to the Aire and Calder na- 
vigation, a communication has been 
opened with Leeds, and Selby has thus 
become the unloading port for the West 
Riding. The steam packets which now 
ply from this place to Hull, add much 
to the briskness of the town. The soil 
of the surrounding district is rich, and 
large quantities of woad are planted for 
the use of the dyers; the warp land, 
over which the waters of the Ouse 



are permitted to flow, are particularly 
luxuriant ; by means of sluices, the wa- 
ter is detained till it deposits a sedi- 
ment, and on land so fertilized, much 
spring corn is grown. The ancient 
glory of Selby was its monastery, 
founded by William the Conqueror, 
for Benedictine Friars, in 1069 ; in the 
following year, the King visiting Selby 
with his Queen Matilda, she was here 
delivered of a son, Henry I. ; and it 
was probably on this account that the 
abbey was 'favoured by his successors, 
with many privileges ; the abbots of 
Selby and York were the only two 
mitred abbots north of the Trent ; the 
monastery flourished in great splen- 
dour till its dissolution, in 1539: the 
remains of the abbey church show it to 
have been a noble fabric, erected at va- 
rious periods, and in different styles of 
architecture: in 1690 the great tower 
fell down, and did great injury to the 
south end of the transept, and to the 
roof of the south aisle, but this ancient 
edifice is still majestic in its ruins : the 
present steeple was erected about the 
year 1 702 ; the west part of the struc- 
ture and the porch are worthy of par- 
ticular notice. Selby gave birth to 
Thomas Johnson, a botanist, who pub- 
lished the first local catalogue of plants 
in the kingdom ; but his great work was 
an improved edition of Gerard's Herbal ; 
he was killed in a skirmish with the par- 
liamentarians, in 1644, at the siege of 
Basing-house, having been raised to the 
rank of colonel in the royalist army. 
The parish and township of Selby are 
co-extensive. 

Selside, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Horton, wapen- 
take of Ewcross, 9 miles N. from Set- 
tle. A little to the north of this village 
is Alum Pot, a canty in the limestone 
rock, about ten yards in diameter, and 
of tremendous depth ; a rivulet falling 
into this pit, fills it with spray, and in- 
creases the horror of the abyss. 

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township in the wapentake of Allerton- 
shire, 6 miles N. W. from Easingwold ; 
inhabitants, 364 ; a rectory, value 17 U 
0*.2f</.; patron, Lord Viscount Downe. 
Sessay Hall is the seat of the Hon. and 
Rev. W. H. Dawnay. The parish con- 
tains the township of Hutton. Entire 
population, 495. 

Settle, W. R. (4) a township and 
market town, in the parish of Giggles- 
wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 15 miles 
N. W. from Skipton, 57 W. from York, 
235 from London ; inhabitants, 1508 ; 
market, Tuesday; fairs, Tuesday before 
Palm Sunday, Thursday before Good 
Friday, April 26, Whit Tuesday, Aug. 
19, 20, 21, and Tuesday after October 
27. Settle, the capital of Ribblesdale, 
is an irregularly built, but very pic- 
turesque town, overhung by a conical 
rock, 300 feet in height, called Castle- 
berg, backed by a cluster of rugged 
crags, and anciently crowned by for- 
tifications. Dr. Whitaker talks rather 
idly of its once forming the gnomon of 
a natural dial, marking the hours by its 
shadow passing over some grey stones 
on its side ; had this ever been the case, 
it is not likely that it should have been 
discontinued. A winding path has been 
cut from the town to its summit, from 
which is a most extensive and delight- 
ful prospect. To the east of Settle are 
two rocking stones of immense weight, 
and when put in motion, the noise re- 
sembles distant thunder. On approach- 
ing Settle from Skipton, quickset hedges 
entirely disappear, and the fields are 
enclosed with stone walls, which render 
the country less pleasing : the luxuriant 
verdure of the low lands in this neigh- 
bourhood can no where be surpassed ; 
grazing is the principal occupation, the 
prevailing fogs and rain being inimical 
to the growth of corn ; such is the ferti- 
lity of the soil, that it generally lets at 
61. per acre. Here are a few cotton 
mills : under the market cross is the 
gaol, entered by a trap door, down a 



flight of .steps, and lighted by a small 
grating. Settle formed part of the Percy 
fee, and is included in a charter of free 
warren, obtained by Henry Percy, in 
the reign of Edward II. 

Shackleton, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
iD the township of Wadsworth, parish 
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 9 
miles N.W. from Halifax. 

Settrington, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Buckrose, 8 miles N. W. from Sled- 
mere ; inhabitants, 535 ; a rectory, 
value 42/. 3s. 6d. ; patron, the Earl of 
Bridgewater. Here is the seat of Sir 
Tatton Sykes, Bart. This parish con- 
tains the township of Scacklethorpe. 
Entire population, 757. 

Sewerby, E. R. (6) a township 
with Marton, in the parish of Bridling- 
ton, wapentake of Dickering, 1§ mile 
N. E. from Bridlington ; inhabitants, 
317. Sewerby Hall is. the seat of John 
Greame, Esq. 

Sexhow, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Rudby, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 4f miles S. W. from 
Stokesley; inhabitants, 38. 

Shadwell, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Thorner, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 5 miles N. E. from Leeds ; in- 
habitants, 197. 

Shaftholme, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bentley, parish of 
Arksey, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles N. from Doncaster. 

Shafton, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Felkirk, wapentake of 
Staincros, 5 miles N. E. from Barnsley ; 
inhabitants, 235. 

Sharlestone, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Warmfield, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles S.E. from 
Wakefield ; inhabitants, 330. Here is 
the seat of Richard Atkins, Esq. 

Sharow, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Ripon, wapentake of Cla- 
ro, 1 mile N. E. from Ripon ; inhabi- 
tants, 103. A church has been recently 



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erected here under the late acts of par- 
liament. Sharow Lodge is the seat of 
Mrs. Cayley ; and Lucan House, in 
this township, is the seat of George 
Knowles, Esq. 

Sh arrow Head, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Eccleshall Bier- 
low, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 1 mile S.W. 
from Sheffield. 

Shaw, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Hurst, parish of Marrick, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 3 miles N. 
from Reeth. 

Shaw, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of High Abbotside, parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
1§ mile N. from Hawes. 

. Shawcote, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Low Abbotside, parish 
of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
3 miles W. from Askrigg. 

Shaw Cross, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Soothill, parish of 
Dewsbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 
miles N. E. from Dewsbury. 

Shaw Hall, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2 miles S.W. from Dobcross. 

Sheep House, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Langsett, pa- 
rish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain - 
cross, 2 miles S. from Penistone. 

Sheepwash, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Rathmell, 
parish of Giggleswick, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 3 miles S. W. from Settle. 

Sheffield, W. R. (8) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6' 
miles S.W.iromRotherham, 55 S.S.W. 
from York, 162 from London ; inhabi- 
tants, 42,157; the church is a vicar- 
age, anciently dedicated to St. Peter, 
but now called Trinity Church, value 
12/. 15*. 2\d. ; patron, Philip Gell, 
Esq. ; two other churches, St. Paul's 
and St. James's, are, properly speak- 
ing, chapelriee dependant on the mo- 



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ther church ; market, Tuesday and 
Saturday; fairs, Tuesday in Trinity 
week, and November 28. Sheffield is 
not, properly speaking, a corporate 
town, the company of " The Cutlers 
of Hallamshire," erected by act of par- 
liament, in 1624, having authority only 
over matters relative to their own 
manufacture; this corporation consists 
of about 600 members, under the go- 
vernment of a master, two wardens, 
six searchers, and twenty-four assist- 
ants ; and they have a place for trans- 
acting business, called Cutlers' Hall, si- 
tuated on the south side of the church- 
yard. The Town Trust is a sort of 
corporation, embodied by act of parlia- 
ment, in 1554, by the name of " The 
Twelve capital Burgesses and Common- 
alty of the town and parish of Sheffield," 
who have the direction of the profits 
of various lands heretofore bequeathed 
for public uses. Sheffield has at no 
time sent members to parliament. Here 
is a free grammar school, endowed, in 
1603, by Thomas Smith, of Crowland, 
an attorney, a native of Sheffield, " for 
bringing up young children in godliness 
and learning." Near the bridge is the 
hospital of Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury, 
founded by his great grandson, the Earl 
of Norwich, in 1616 ; the building con- 
sists of two quadrangles, each contain- 
ing eighteen dwellings, affording a com- 
fortable asylum for as many decayed 
housekeepers of both sexes : a bequest 
of 6000/. from the Duke of Norfolk, 
in 1770, was chiefly applied to the en- 
largement of the chapel, which is cal- 
culated to contain a large congregation. 
St. Leonard's hospital, once situated 
on Spital Hill, Mas destroyed by the 
sweeping fury of Henry VIII. ; and the 
old alms-houses, at the foot of Lady 
Bridge, were removed on its improve- 
ment in the year 1767 : on the north 
side of the town is an hospital for six- 
teen poor cutlers' widows, and also a 
school, both erected by Thomas Hol- 
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schools are numerous, and many be- 
nevolent institutions have been esta- 
blished. The General Infirmary, a 
handsome stone structure, half a mile 
to the north-west of the town, is one of 
those establishments whose utility can- 
not be called in question, conferring the 
most real and extensive benefit at a 
comparatively small expense. Sheffield 
is situated upon an eminence, at the 
confluence of the rivers Sheaf and Don, 
over each of which is a stone bridge ; 
that over the Don, called Lady's Bridge, 
supposed to be so named from a reli- 
gious house which anciently stood near 
it, consists of five arches ; the bridge 
over the Sheaf was re-built by the Duke 
of Norfolk, in 1769, and consists of 
one arch ; here is also an iron bridge, 
over the Don, of three arches, more 
conspicuous for utility than beauty. 
At the conquest the manor of Shef- 
field was given to Robert de Busli, 
a Norman captain ; it passed to the 
family of Lovetot, and afterwards to 
the Furnivals, by one of whom the cas- 
tle, situated on the angle formed by 
the junction of the two rivers, in the 
north-east part of the town, was either 
first erected or re-edified in the reign 
of Hemy III. The heiress of the 
Furnivals married Sir Thomas Nevile, 
whose daughter espousing the heroic 
John Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury, " the 
scourge of France," conveyed it to that 
family, in which it remained till the 
marriage of the daughter of Gilbert, 
the seventh Earl, with Thomas Howard 
Earl of Arundel, in the reign of Charles 
I., and in this latter noble family it 
continues still. The castle of Shef- 
field was of a triangular form, and 
was defended on two sides by the 
rivers, and on the third by a strong 
breast-work, before the gates, which 
were palisadoed, and protected by a 
trench full of water, and a wall fif- 
teen feet thick. This fortress seems 
not to have attracted the attention of 
any historian, till it became celebrated 



as the prison of the unfortunate Mary, 
Queen of Scots, who suffered in its 
walls a severe confinement of nearly 
fourteen years' duration, from Decem- 
ber, 1570, to August, 1584, under the 
vigilant inspection of the sixth Earl of 
Shrewsbury. Immured in this uncom- 
fortable residence, and deprived of ne- 
cessary air and exercise, she became at 
length so weak, that it was judged ne- 
cessary by her unfeeling rival to re- 
move her j after several changes, she 
at length closed the long protracted 
scene of suffering at Fotheringhay, in 
1587. Though this is not the place to 
sit in judgment on the merits or de- 
merits of the royal rivals, the fate of 
the lovely Mary, Queen of Scots, is 
too sad and singular not to awaken the 
deepest sympathy, regret, and compas- 
sion. Sheffield castle, after Mary's de- 
parture, is heard no more of till the 
civil wars, when it was seized by Sir 
John Gell, one of the parliamentary 
generals, but being besieged by the 
Marquis of Newcastle, it surrendered 
without a blow; after the battle of 
Marston Moor, the Earl of Manches- 
ter and General Crawford obliged the 
royalist garrison to capitulate, in 1642; 
and four years after the parliament 
passed a resolution to demolish this 
ancient structure, which was so com- 
pletely put in force, that a few vaults 
are all which now remain, to bear wit- 
ness that such an edifice once stood on 
what is still called the Castle Hill. It 
is to be regretted, that the foundation, 
at least, of that suite of apartments 
where the royal captive pined away the 
years of her long seclusion, should not 
still exist, and that Sheffield, like Pon- 
tefract, does not exhibit at least a ruin- 
ed tower to attract, to interest, and de- 
lay the inquiring traveller. During the 
possession of the castle by the Talbot 
family, the fourth Earl of Shrewsbury 
erected in the park, about two miles 
from the town, in the beginning of the 
reign of Henry VIII,. a summer man- 
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sion, called sometimes Sheffield Lodge, 
and sometimes Sheffield Manor, a name 
which its ruins, spread over two or 
three acres of ground, retain to this 
day. It was here that Cardinal Wol- 
sey was received, after his arrest, on 
his journey from Cawood to London, 
1575 ; and here he was first attacked 
by that fatal dysentery which finished 
his life at Leicester. The town of Shef- 
field is built chiefly of brick, and ex- 
tends about a mile from north to south, 
and three quarters of a mile from east 
to west : the atmosphere being so much 
impregnated with smoke, has given a 
dingy hue to the houses, which does 
not at all contribute to fix a favourable 
impression of the place on the mind of 
the passing tourist : the streets are suf- 
ficiently irregular and dirty ; nor can 
Sheffield boast of its public buildings. 
Trinity church stands in the centre of 
the town ; its foundation is of the age 
of Henry I. ; it is a handsome rect- 
angular building, having neither porch 
nor projection ; it consists of a nave, 
two side aisles, and a spacious chancel ; 
a tower, surmounted with a lofty spire, 
rises from the centre ; little of the 
original structure remains, except the 
massy pillars which support the tower : 
on the south side of the altar is the 
Shrewsbury chapel, in which are de- 
posited the remains of the fourth, fifth, 
sixth, and seventh Earls of Shrews- 
bury ; the three former have stately 
monuments, but the last remains with- 
out a memorial, because the chapel did 
not afford sufficient room for an effigy 
befitting his quality. In the church 
was a brass tablet, commemorating one 
William Walker, erroneously imagined 
to be the executioner of Charles I., but 
whose regicide actions probably pro- 
ceeded no further than writing a work, 
entitled " Vindicice contra Tt/ran?ws." 
To assist the vicar, three ministers are 
appointed and paid by the twelve bur- 
gesses, an instance of lay interference 
quite singular, but which has produced 



no disagreement or discord. St. Paul's 
church is a handsome structure, in the 
Grecian style, began in 1720, but owing 
to various disputes not consecrated till 
half a century after ; St. James's is also 
a modern building, consecrated in 1789. 
The meeting houses and chapels for the 
dissenters of various denominations, 
who are here particularly numerous, 
amount to the number of fifteen. Shef- 
field has its town hall, its theatre and 
assembly-room, its barracks, its gas 
establishment, and a handsome and 
convenient market-place, which was 
opened in 178G, and is well supplied 
with provisions. The origin of the cut- 
lery manufacture is so ancient, that its 
first introduction to Sheffield cannot be 
distinctly traced ; there is reason to be- 
lieve, that so early as 1297, both steel 
and iron instruments were fabricated. 
Chaucer, in describing the accoutre- 
ments of a miller, about a century 
later, says — 

" A Shefeld thwytel bare he in his 
hose.'" 
This thwytel, or whittle, was a knife, 
carried about the person, by such who 
were not of sufficient rank to wear a 
sword ; it can hardly be supposed that 
the whittle was the sole article manu- 
factured in Sheffield, at this period) 
though there is no doubt that the scale 
of exertion was extremely contracted 
till the seventeenth century, when the 
fabrication of shears, scissors, scythes, 
sickles, and innumerable other articles, 
afforded employment to the artisan, 
and wealth to the master : the cutlery 
trade continued the staple of the place 
till the invention of plated copper, in 
1742, by Mr. Bolsover, who confined, 
however, his skill to light articles, such 
as snuff boxes or buttons ; but this in- 
genious discovery was further improved 
by Mr. Hancock, in 1758, who imi- 
tated the various decorations of 
sideboard, which had previously 
only formed of wrought and solid silve 
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the profit of these inventions, but the 
honour of the discovery belongs to 
Sheffield, and the town still maintains 
a superiority, both in the elegance and 
durability of its productions : the in- 
troduction of this new branch of trade 
gave to Sheffield a share in the manu- 
facture of silver plate, and an assay 
office was soon after established. A 
more humble imitation of plate, in a 
superior sort of pewter, called Britan- 
nia metal, has commanded an extensive 
sale, both at home and abroad. In the 
town are several founderies of different 
metals, and various works on the banks 
of the rivers, for slitting and preparing 
iron and steel, for the use of the manu- 
facturers : here is a carpet manufac- 
ture, and another for the weaving of 
hair seatings. The woollen, cotton, 
and silk branches have been tried, but 
have obtained only a sickly existence. 
In the year 1750 the Don was made 
navigable to Tinsley, within three miles 
of the town, but it was not till 1819 
that the Sheffield canal, from Tinsley 
to the Castle Orchard, was opened. 
Sheffield has always been backward 
in adopting ideas of general improve- 
ment; and though possessing many 
superior advantages of situation, can- 
not strictly be considered as an opu- 
lent place, few of the manfacturers 
possessing those great accumulations 
which would now be thought to con- 
stitute a large fortune. The soil of the 
vicinity is generally deep clay, and is 
rich in mineral productions : the air of 
Sheffield is naturally pure and salubri- 
ous, but the nature of some species of 
its manufacture, has caused a strong 
tendency to pulmonary disorders, which 
is somewhat counteracted by a portion 
of the workmen being dispersed in the 
neighbouring villages, like the clothiers 
about Leeds. Sheffield has produced 
scarcely any eminent person ; Doctor 
Balguy, a learned disputant in the Ban- 
gorian controversy, was born here; 
his sermons are distinguished by good 



sense, which is, " though no science, 
fairly worth the seven ;" he died in 
1748. Sheffield may be considered as 
the capital of a district, known by the 
name of Hallamshire, (which see). 
Park Grange, 1§ mile from the town, 
is the seat of Samuel Roberts, Esq. 
The parish is extensive, and contains 
the townships of Attercliffe with Dar- 
nal, Brightside Bierlow, Ecclesall Bier- 
low, Hallam Nether, and Hallam Up- 
per. Entire population, 65,275. 

Sheffield, Little, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet, now incorporated with Sheffield. 

Shelfe, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 3£ miles N. E. from Halifax ; 
inhabitants, 1998. 

Shelley, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Kirk Burton, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 7 miles N. W. from Peni- 
stone; inhabitants, 1329. 

Shepherd's Hill, N. R. (2) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Whorlton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 
7 miles S. W. from Stokesley. 

Shepley, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Kirkburton, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 7 miles S. E. from Hudders- 
field; inhabitants, 1000. 

Shepley, Nether, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Sherburn, W. R. (5) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Barkston Ash, 7 miles S. 
from Tadcaster, 15 S.S.W. from York, 
183 from London ; inhabitants, 1144 ; 
a vicarage, value 10/. 17*. Id. ; patron, 
the Prebendary of Fenton, in York 
Cathedral ; market, Friday ; fair, Sep- 
tember 25. In this place are a gram- 
mar school and hospital, founded by 
Robert Hungate, Esq. 1619, possess- 
ing four exhibitions to St. John's Col- 
lege, Oxford; the school is one of the 
eight in Yorkshire, which is entitled to 
send candidates for lady Elizabeth Hast- 
ings' exhibition to Queen's College, at 
Oxford. Sherburn is a place of great 
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palace, which he gave, with great part 
of the town, to the Archbishop of York, 
from the ruins of which the parish 
church is supposed to have been erected : 
this building is undoubtedly Saxon, in 
a style equally rare and magnificent ; 
the columns of the nave are massy, but 
lofty; a detached chapel stood for- 
merly near the south-east corner of the 
church-yard, but it has long since dis- 
appeared ; amongst the rubbish, the 
head of a rich and elegant Saxon cross 
was dug up. In 1645, one of those 
numerous skirmishes took place near 
Sherburn, between the royal and the 
parliamentary armies, which no person 
cares to remember: in this rencontre, 
Sir Richard Hutton, Sir Francis Car- 
naby, and several other officers on the 
king's side were slain. A considerable 
quantity of flax is cultivated in this 
neighbourhood ; and Sherburn is famed 
for the excellence of its wine sour 
plum, which grows spontaneously 
without grafting ; it is in high repute 
for making a preserve ; the plant flou- 
rishes most on a limestone soil, and is 
said not to produce elsewhere fruit in 
equal perfection. The parish contains 
the townships of Barkston, Huddle- 
ston with Lumby, Lotherton with part 
of Abberford, Micklefield, South Mil- 
ford, and Newthorpe. Entire popula- 
tion, 2916. 

Sherburn, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 1 1 miles W. from Hunmanby ; 
inhabitants, 496 ; a vicarage, value 
61. Os. 1\d. ; patron, Sir William Strick- 
land, Bart. 

Sherfit Hall, N.R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Reeth, pa- 
rish of Grinton, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 3 miles N. W. from Reeth. 

Sherwood Hall, W. R. (8). See 
Egbrough. 

Sheriff Hutton, N. R. (5). See 
Hutton Sheriff. 

Siiibdf.n Hall, YV. R. (7). See 
South Owrain. 



Shipley, W. R. (4) a township ki 
the parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 3 miles N. from Bradford; 
inhabitants, 1606. Shipley Hall is the 
seat of Mrs. Wainman. 

Shipton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Market Weigh ton, divi- 
sion of Holme Beacon, 2 miles N. W. 
from Market Weighton; inhabi- 
tants, 369. 

Shipton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Overton, wapentake of 
Bulmer, 6 miles N. W. from York ; in- 
habitants, 377. Here is a school for 
the education of the children of free- 
holders only, endowed by Mrs. Ann 
Middle ton, 1655. 

Shipton Smithy, N.R. (5) a ham- 
let in the preceding township. 

ShirecliffeHall,W.R.(8). See 
Brightside Bierlow. 

Shire Green, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 4 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Shitlington, Middle, or Mid- 
dlestown, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Thornhill, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 4 miles S. from Dewsbury ; 
inhabitants, 1635. 

Shitlington, Nether, or Neth- 
erton, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the pre- 
ceding township. 

Shitlington, Over or Overton, 
W. R. (8) a hamlet in the preceding 
township. 

Shooter's Hill, W.R. (8). See 
Rossington. 

Sickling Hall, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirkby Over- 
blow, wapentake of Claro, 5 miles W. 
from Wetherby; inhabitants, 257. 

Siddal, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of East Harlsey, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 7 miles N. E. 
from Northallerton. 

Sigglesthorne, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Holderness, 3 miles S. W. from Horn- 
sea ; inhabitants, 163 ; a rectory, value 



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31/. 1*. 3d. ; patron, the King. Sig- 
glesthorne Hall is the seat of M. T. 
Gibson, Esq. The parish contains the 
townships of Cattfoss, Little Hatfield, 
and Seaton. Entire population, 538. 

Sigston, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Aller- 
tonshire, 3 miles E. from Northaller- 
ton; inhabitants, 131; a rectory, 
value 12/. 13s. 4d. ; patron, Sir Thomas 
Slingsby, Bart. Here was formerly 
a castle surrounded by a deep moat, 
but at what time erected is not ascer- 
tained. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Sowerby and Winton. Entire 
population, 322. 

Sigston Smithy, N. R. (2) a 
hamlet in the preceding parish and 
township. 

Sigsworth, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Bradfield, parish of Ec- 
clesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 9 miles W. from Sheffield. 

Silcoates, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Alverthorpe, parish of 
Wakefield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1§ 
mile N. W. from Wakefield. 

Silkstone, W. R.'(8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 4 miles W. from Barnsley ; in- 
habitants, 807 ; a vicarage, value 
17/. 13s. 4d. ; patron, the Archbishop 
of York. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Barnsley, West Bretton, Cum- 
berworth with part of Skelmanthorpe, 
Dodworth, Hoyland Swaine, Stain- 
borough, and Thurgoland. Entire po- 
pulation, 13,728. 

Silpho, N. R. (3) a township in 
the parish of Hackness, wapentake of 
Whitby Strand, 5 miles N. W. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, 96. 

Silsden, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Kildwick, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 4 miles N. from Keighley ; 
inhabitants, 1994 ; a chapelry to Kild- 
wick. 

Silsden Moor, W.R. (4) a hamlet 
in the preceding parish and township. 

Silton, High, or Over, N. R. (2) 
a parish and township in the wapentake 



of Birdforth, 6 miles E. from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 94 ; a chapelry 
to Cowsby. The parish contains the 
township of Kepwick. Entire popu- 
lation, 170. 

Silton, Low, or Nether, N. R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Leak, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 7 miles E. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 202 ; 
a chapelry to Leak. Silton Hall is the 
seat of F. Hickes, Esq. 

Simonstone, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of High Abbotside, pa- 
rish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, If mile N. from Hawes. Here 
is a small seat belonging to Lord 
Wharncliffe. 

Sinderby, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Pick Hill, wapentake of 
Hallikeld, 6 miles W. from Thirsk; 
inhabitants, 86. 

Sinnington, N.R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 4 miles W. from 
Kirkby Moorside ; inhabitants, 343 ; 
a perpetual curacy ; patron, the Master 
of Hemsworth school. Sinnington 
Lodge is the seat of P. Dawson, Esq. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Little Edston, and Marton. Entire 
population, 614. 

Sinnington Grange, N.R. (2) 
a small hamlet in the preceding parish 
and township. 

Sion Hill, N. R. (2). See Kirkby 
Wiske. 

Skeckling, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township with Burstwick, wapentake 
of Holderness, 3 miles E.fromHedon; 
inhabitants, 436 ; a vicarage, value 
7L ; patron, the Earl of Cardigan. 
This parish has no collection of houses 
called Skeckling, but it contains the 
township of Ryhill with Camerton. En- 
tire population, 751. 

Skeeby, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Easby, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 4 miles N. W. from Cat- 
terick ; inhabitants, 163. 

Skeffling, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 



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ness, 5 miles S. E. from Patrington ; 
inhabitants, 201 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the Rev. N. Holme. 

Skeljjrook, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of South Kirkby, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 7 miles 
N. W. from Doncaster; inhabitants, 
115; a perpetual curacy; patron, J. 
Perrin, Esq. 

Skelda, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Marton ; 
wapentake of StainclifFe, 8 miles W. 
from Skipton. 

Skelden, W. R, (5) a township in 
the parish of Kirkby Mai zeard, wapen- 
take of Claro, 5 miles W. from Ripon ; 
inhabitants, 56. 

Skelderskew Grange, N. R. (2) 
a hamlet in the township of Common- 
dale, parish of Guisborough, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 6 miles S. E. from 
Guisborough. This place formerly be- 
longed to the priory of Baysdale. 

Skelderslow, W. R. (7) a small 
hamlet in the township of Quick, pa- 
rish of Rochdale, Lancashire, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 3 miles W. from Dob- 
cross. 

Skelgill, N. R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township of Low Abbotside, 
parish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, 2 miles W. from Askrigg. 

Skell, W. R. (5) a small river 
which rises near Pateley Bridge, when 
taking an eastern course, it flows by 
Skelton, Grantley, and Fountains Ab- 
bey, to Ripon, where it joins the Ure. It 
supplies the inhabitants of Ripon with 
excellent water. 

Skellow, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Owston, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 5 miles N. from Doncas- 
ter ; inhabitants, 146. Skellow Grange 
is the seat of Godfrey Higgins, Esq. 

Skelmantiiorpe, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Cumber- 
worth, parishes of High Hoyland and 
Emley, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6 miles 
N. from Penistone, 

Skelton, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Ripon, wapentakeof Claro, 



2 miles N. W. from Boroughbridge ; 
inhabitants, 314. 

Skelton, E. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 2 miles S. from Howden ; 
inhabitants, 221. Sand Hall, in this 
township, is the seat of John Schole- 
field, Esq. 

Skelton, W. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Leeds, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 1 mile S. E. 
from Leeds. 

Skelton, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
4 miles N. E. from York ; inhabitants, 
273 ; a rectory, value 51. ; patron, 
Joshua Hepworth, Esq. Part of the 
township is in the adjoining parish of 
Overton ; the church is a curious and 
interesting fabric; it is said to have 
been built with the stones that re- 
mained after the south cross of York 
minster had been finished. Part of the 
township is in the adjoining parish of 
Overton. 

Skelton, N.R. (1) ahamletinthe 
township and parish of Marske, wapen- 
take of Gilling West, 5 miles W. from 
Richmond. 

Skelton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 3 miles N. E. from Guisbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 791 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, the Archbishop of 
York. Skelton Castle, the seat of John 
Wharton, Esq. is built on the site of 
an ancient fortress erected by Robert 
de Brus, soon after the conquest; a 
few traces of antiquity are to be found 
in the kitchen and other offices of the 
present edifice, which is a noble em- 
battled mansion, presenting a most ex- 
tensive front: it is situated on the 
brink of a rivulet, widened by art : it 
came by purchase to the Wharton fa- 
mily, about half a century since : it 
was till his death, in 1785, the seat of 
John Hall Stevenson, Esq., author of 
" Crazy Tales ;" an accomplished scho- 
lar, whose writings f partake more of 
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porch. He was the friend of Lawrence 
Sterne, and will be pleasingly remem- 
bered as Eugenius, " who draws my 
curtain when I languish, hear my tale 
of symptoms, and blames the wea- 
ther for the disorder of his nerves." 
The lords of Skelton had the privilege 
of a market, which was held on Sun- 
days, after mass ; in the 15th year of 
Edward II., Lord Fauconberg obtained a 
licence for changing the day to Saturday ; 
the market has long been discontinued. 
On the sea-coast near Hunt Cliff, the 
seals resort in great numbers to bask 
upon the sands ; one of them keeps watch 
like a centinel, and when pursued, they 
often endeavour to annoy their foe, by 
throwing sand or pebbles at him with 
their hinder feet. The parish contains 
the townships of Brotton, Kilton, Moor- 
some, Skinningrave, and Stanghow. 
Entire population, 1727. 

Skereth, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Ingleton, parish of Low 
Bentham, wapentake of Ewcross, 1 
mile N. E. from Ingleton. 

Skern, E. R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the division of Bainton Beacon, 
2 miles S. E. from Driffield; inhabi- 
tants, 251; a perpetual curacy; pa- 
tron, Richard Arkright, Esq. 

Skewkirk, (5) a small hamlet in the 
township of Wilsthorpe, in the Ainsty, 
but in the parish of Kirk Hammerton, 
which is in the wapentake of Claro, 7 
miles N. E. from Wetherby. 

Skewsby, N. R. (5) a township 
with Dalby, in the parish of Dalby, 
wapentake of Bulmer, 8 miles E. from 
Easingwold; inhabitants, 169. 

Skibeden, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Skipton, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 2§ miles N. E. 
from Skipton. 

Skidby, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Hunsley 
Beacon, 4 miles S. from Beverley ; in- 
habitants, 313; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, the Bishop of Chester. 

Skiers, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 



township of Wentworth, parish of 
Wath upon Dearn, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 7 miles N. W. from 
Rotherham. 

Skinningrave, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Skelton, wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 7 miles N.W. from 
Guisborough ; inhabitants, 60. This is 
a small village seated on a creek near 
the sea, surrounded by rugged cliffs. 
Here is the seat of John Easterby, Esq. 

Skip Bridge, W.R. (5). See Wils- 
thorpe. 

Skiplam, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Kirk Dale, wapentake of 
Rydale, 3 miles N. W. from Kirkby 
Moorside ; inhabitants, 170. 

Skipsea, E.R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 7 miles S. from Bridlington ; in- 
habitants, 329. In this place a castle 
was built by Drugo de Bruerer, a 
Fleming, who accompanied William the 
Conqueror, and who was rewarded with 
the territory of Holderness, together with 
the niece of the sovereign in marriage. 
Drugo having poisoned his wife, was 
obliged to fly. An artificial mound and 
rampart seem to be all the traces of 
the ancient edifice ; various absurd su- 
perstitions prevail, or did prevail, in the 
neighbourhood concerning this fatal 
story. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Bonwick, Dringhoe, Upton 
and Brough, and Ulrome. Entire popu- 
lation, 695. 

Skipsea Brough, E.R. (6) a town- 
ship with Dringhoe and Upton, in the 
parish of Skipsea, wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 7§ miles S. from Bridlington ; 
inhabitants, 164. 

Skipton, W.R. (4) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 10 miles N. W. from 
Keighley, 41 W. from York, 160 from 
London; inhabitants, 5411; a vicar- 
age, value 10/. 12s. 6d. ; patron, Christ 
Church College, Oxford; market, Sa- 
turday ; fairs, first Saturday after Old 
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fore Palm Sunday, Tuesday in Easter 
week, and every other Tuesday till 
Whitsuntide for lean cattle, Saturday 
before Whitsun Eve, Saturday before 
Trinity Sunday, November 21 and 23, 
and every other Tuesday throughout 
the year for fat cattle. Here is a gram- 
mar school, well endowed by William 
Ermysted, in 1548, a canon residen- 
tiary of St. Paul's Cathedral in Lon- 
don : a munificent legacy was be- 
queathed by Sylvester Petyt, Esq. of 
24,048/. South Sea annuities, the sur- 
plus of which, after paying 20/. a year 
to Christ College, Cambridge, small 
salaries to a schoolmaster and librarian 
at Skipton, and the expense of appren- 
ticing 14 poor children of the county of 
York, was directed to be appropriated 
to the relief of objects requiring imme- 
diate assistance, wherever resident. He 
also bequeathed a library for the use of 
the parish ; this is now preserved in 
the church, and consists of ancient 
books, chiefly in bad condition. His 
brother, William Petyt, Esq. gave 200/. 
for the support of two poor scholars at 
Christ College, Cambridge. Skipton is 
a well-built town, and is usually con- 
sidered as the capital of Craven : being 
situated near the Leeds and Liverpool 
canal, it enjoys the advantages afforded 
by that extensive inland navigation, and 
by its markets and fairs serves as a con- 
necting link to the two populous counties 
of York and Lancaster; vast quantities 
of corn arc brought to the market, 
chiefly from Knaresborough Forest, 
and dispersed into the various places 
in the grazing country requiring a sup- 
ply. Skipton is also a great mart for 
cattle and sheep : it never had a cor- 
poration, or sent members to parlia- 
ment, though styled a burgh in various 
charters, but is governed by a reeve : 
here is a town-hall, in which the ge- 
neral quarter sessions for the West 
Riding are held every Midsummer. 
Skipton has some small manufactures, 
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great object of attention to strangers, 
is the castle, now the seat of the Earl 
of Thanet, built about the end of the 
reign of William the Conqueror, by 
Robert de Romille; of the original 
building little however remains, exr 
cept the western door-way of the in- 
ner castle; it consists of a triple semi- 
circular arch, supported upon square 
piers; the next most ancient part of 
the castle consists of seven round 
towers, partly in the sides, and part- 
ly in the angles of the building, con- 
nected by rectilinear apartments, and 
forming an irregular quadrangular 
court; the walls are from nine to 
twelve feet thick ; this part seems to 
have been the work of Robert de Clif- 
ford, in the reign of Edward II. In 
the eastern part a single range of build- 
ing, terminated by an octagon tower, 
sixty feet in height, was erected by the 
first Earl of Cumberland, in the reign 
of Henry VIII. : the present entrance, 
concealing the old Norman door-way, 
was built by Anne Countess of Dor- 
set, Pembroke, and Montgomery, as 
appears by the inscription, in 1658 : 
what is singular, this comparatively 
modern portion of the castle, is the 
only part which threatens to fall : 
some apartments, formed in the mid- 
dle of the last century, contain se- 
veral family portraits of the Cliffords, 
chiefly in a perishing state : several pas- 
sages wind round the castle to various 
rooms, hung with old tapestry ; in one 
of these apartments is a very large his- 
torical family picture, in three com- 
partments, the principal fignre in which 
is George Clifford, the third Earl of 
Cumberland, a great navigator, and 
who bore a considerable part in the 
defeat of the Spanish Armada. The 
castle itself is built on an eminence, 
which commands the town ; the north- 
ern wall stands on the brink of a per- 
pendicular rock, 200 feet in height, 
washed by a torrent at its foot ; yet, 
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calculated for a dwelling-house than a 
place of defence, as it is commanded 
by some neighbouring heights, and 
could scarcely resist an attack of ar- 
tillery; it has still a stately appear- 
ance, but as the noble proprietor sel- 
dom makes it his residence, neither 
the mansion nor grounds are much or- 
namented ; the old chapel, of which the 
shell is entire, is used as a stable. By 
the erection of this castle, Skipton arose 
from a miserable village to a respect- 
able town : its original founder leaving 
only a daughter to inherit his posses- 
sions, after various changes, it became 
the property of Thomas Earl of Lan- 
caster, who joining in a rebellion 
against Edward II., was taken and be- 
headed at Pontefract ; the castle, thus 
forfeited to the crown, was given to 
Robert, the sixth Lord Clifford, in 131 1 , 
in which family it continued in the male 
line till it devolved upon Anne Countess 
of Dorset, Pembroke, and Montgomery, 
daughter and heiress of the third Earl 
of Cumberland; her daughter marry- 
ing the Earl of Thanet, in 1629, earned 
the estate into the Tufton family, where 
it still remains. Countess Anne died 
in 1675, at the age of 87, a woman 
celebrated for masculine strength of 
mind, and her much bounty. The cas- 
tle having sustained a three-years siege, 
under Sir John Mallory, an old and 
faithful loyalist, surrendered at length 
to the parliamentarians, and was by 
them directed to be dismantled ; the 
order was only partially carried into 
effect, and the Countess, a few years 
after, repaired and made it habitable : 
this lady was a great renovator; she 
re-built or repaired six of he* ancient 
castles, and restored seven churches or 
chapels; she resided occasionally at 
each of her castles, for the noble pur- 
pose of dispensing her charities in ro- 
tation to the poor on hec vast estates, 
and overseeing her domains with her 
own eyes. The church of Skipton is a 
respectable and spacious structure ; no 



part bf the origir^il, built soon after 
the conquest, now remains, unless it be 
four stone seats in the south wall of the 
nave; it contains several monuments 
of the Clifford family, and a capacious 
vault has been their burial place, from 
the dissolution of Bolton Priory to the 
death of the last Earl of Cumberland. 
A very unnecessaiy exhumation of these 
bodies took place under the inspection 
of Dr. Whitaker, in 1805, when they 
were found deposited in chronological 
order, and the state of each corse he has 
detailed with a particularity which can 
serve no other purpose than that of gra- 
tifying a sort of unhallowed curiosity. 
The vale of Skipton is one of the most 
fertile in England ; little tillage is prac- 
tised, from the moisture of the climate, 
but it contains some of the most luxu- 
riant meadows and pastures that can 
any where be seen. At the west en- 
trance of the town wa3 an ancient 
mansion, formerly the residence of 
the Lambert family, called Winterwell 
Hall, from a spring on the premises, 
which was never frozen in the severest 
weather ; the hall had more than half 
disappeared before the Leeds and Li- 
verpool canal was projected, and the 
well itself has been swallowed up in 
that great and useful undertaking. In 
Skipton was born a very learned anti- 
quary, George Holmes, who re-pub- 
lished the first 17 volumes of Rymer's 
Fcedera. The parish contains the 
townships of Barden, Beamsley, Bol- 
ton Abbey, Draughton, Embsay with 
Eastby, Halton East with Bolton, Ha- 
zlewood with Storithes. Entire popu- 
lation, 5479. 

Skipton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Topcliffe, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 7 miles N. E. from Ripon ; 
inhabitants, 110. Here is Skipton 
Bridge, over the river Swale. Skipton 
Hall is the seat of Thos. Barstow, Esq. 

Skipwith, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Ouse and 
Derwent, 5 miles N. E. from Selby ; 
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inhabitants, 315 ; a vicarage, value 
10/. 11*.; patron, the King. The pa- 
rish contains the township of Duffield. 
Entire population, 748. 

Skieram, or Skireholme, W. R. 
(4) a hamlet in the township of Apple- 
tree Wick, parish of Burnsall, wapen- 
take of Staincliffe, 7 miles N. from 
Skipton. 

Skircote, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 1§ mile S. from Halifax ; in- 
habitants, 3325. Here is a grammar 
school, usually called the Halifax 
School, founded by a charter of Queen 
Elizabeth, 1585. In this township are 
Pye Nest, the seat of H. L. Edwards, 
Esq. ; and Willow Edge, the seat of 
Thomas Dyson, Esq. 

Skirden Hall, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bolton by Rolland, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 4f miles N. W. from Gisburn. 

Skirlaugh, North, E. R. (6) a 
township with Routon, in the parish 
of Swine, wapentake of Holderness, 
9 miles N. E. from Hull; inhabi- 
tants, 260. 

Skirlaugh, South, E. R. (6) a 
township in the parish of Swine, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 8 miles "N. E. 
from Hull; inhabitants, 211 ; a cha- 
pelry to Swine. Here is a chapel, 
built about the year 1400, by Wal- 
ter Skirlaugh, a native of this place, 
Bishop of Durham, which is con- 
sidered as one of the most beautiful 
specimens of Gothic architecture, in a 
building of small dimensions, in the 
kingdom. This prelate is said to have 
been the son of a sieve-maker at this 
place, but running away from his fa- 
ther, he went to Oxford, where being 
received by some scholars, he found 
means to acquire learning, took or- 
ders, and after various preferments was 
raised at length to the see of Durham. 
At Skirlaugh was born Mr. John 
Bigland, author of various historical 
works, and of the 16th volume of the 



Beauties of England and Wales, con- 
taining Yorkshire : to his extensive 
inquiries and undeviating good sense, 
every subsequent topographer fof the 
county has been greatly indebted. 

Skirlington Hill, E. R. (6) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Atwick, wapentake of Holderness, 5 
miles N. from Hornsea. 

Skirteneeck, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 6 miles N. W. from Pocklington ; 
inhabitants, 263 ; a rectory, value 14/. 
7s. Bid.; patron, the King. 

Skutterskelfe, or Leven Grove, 
N. R. (2) a township in the parish of 
Rudby, wapentake of Langbarugh, 2 
miles W. from Stokesley ; inhabitants, 
32. Leven Grove is the seat of Lady 
Amherst. 

Skvrack, W. R. (5, 6) a wapentake 
in the West Riding, bounded on the 
north by the river Wharfe, on the west 
by the wapentake of Staincliffe, on the 
south by the river Aire, and on the 
east by Barkston Ash. It contains 44 
townships, 15 of which are parishes, 
and 3 market towns; houses, including 
Leeds, 24,519; inhabitants, 120,892. 

Skythorne, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Threshfield, parish of 
Linton, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 
miles S. from Kettle well. 

Sladesbarn, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 1$ mile E. from Dobcross. 

Slaidburn, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 10 miles W. from Gisburn ; in- 
habitants, 914 ; a rectory, value 28/. ; 
patron, J. Wigglesworth, Esq. ; fairs, 
Wednesday before Easter, and Novem- 
ber 4. Here is a grammar school, of 
uncertain foundation. The church is a 
spacious and handsome structure, of 
the age of Henry VIII. Town Head, 
adjoining the village, is the scat of the 
Rev. H. Wigglesworth. This exten- 
sive but dreary parish contains the 



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townships of Bowland Forest, Eas- 
ington, and Newton. Entire popula- 
tion, 2595. 

Slaithwaite, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Huddersfield, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles S. W. 
from Huddersfield ; inhabitants, 2871 ; 
a chapelry to Huddersfield. In this 
thriving place are several cotton mills 
and woollen manufactories. Both the 
new road from Huddersfield to Manches- 
ter, and the canal, to the same place, 
passing through Slaithwaite, greatly fa- 
cilitate its trade, and increase its wealth. 

Slape Wath, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Guis- 
borough, wapentake of Langbarugh, 2 
miles E. from Guisborough. 

Slatenberg, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Ingleton, parish of 
Low Bentham, wapentake of Ewcross, 
1^ mile S. from Ingleton. 

Sleddale, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
tha township and parish of Guisborough, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 3 miles S. 
from Guisborough. This is a small 
dale, surrounded by moor-. 

Sledshow, N. R. (2). See Rose- 
dale, West Side. 

Sledmere, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township with Croom, in the wapen- 
take of Buckrose, 8 miles N. W. from 
Driffield ; inhabitants, 425 ; a perpetual 
curacy; patron, SirTatton Sykes, Bart. 
Sledmere Hall, the seat of the baronet, 
is situated in a spacious vale, in the 
centre of the Wolds, and is confessedly 
the great ornament of this bleak and 
hilly district ; the mansion was erected 
by Sir Christopher Sykes, about half a 
century ago, from a design of his own, 
and is a very noble structure : the su- 
perb library was enriched by the late 
Sir Mark M. Sykes with some of the 
rarest and most valuable editions of 
ancient authors extant; these biblio- 
graphical treasures, since his decease, 
however have been dispersed. The 
house is surrounded by plantations, 
judiciously disposed, to the extent of 



several miles. A lofty arched gate- 
way, erected over the road to Brid- 
lington, produces a novel and very 
striking effect. 

Sleetholme, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bowes, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 3 miles 
S. W. From Bowes. 

Sleegill, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Hipswell, parish of 
Catterick, wapentake of Hang West, 1 
mile S. from Richmond. This hamlet 
commands a pleasing view of Rich- 
mond castle, and the rocky mount on 
which it stands. 

Sleightholme Dale, N. R. (2) 
a hamlet in the township of Fadmoor, 
parish of Kirkby Moorside, wapentake 
of Rydale, 3 miles N. from Kirkby 
Moorside. 

Sleights, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township of Eskdale Side, parish of 
Whitby, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 
4 miles W. from Whitby, to which it 
is a chapelry. Sleights Hall is the seat 
of Mrs. Bateman. 

Slead Hall, W. R. (7). See Hip- 
perholme. 

Sleningford, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of North Stainley, pa- 
rish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 5 
miles N. W> from Ripon. Sleningford 
Hall is the seat of John Dalton, Esq. ; 
Old Sleningford is the seat of T. K. 
Staveley, Esq. 

Slingsby, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Rydale, 
7 miles W. from Malton ; inhabitants, 
548 ; a rectory, value 12/. 1*. 10$d. ; 
patron, the Earl of Carlisle. The an- 
cient family of the Mowbrays, Dukes 
of Norfolk, had a castle here; the site is 
still visible. In the adjoining woods, are 
nine or ten tumuli, indicating the scene 
of some desperate ancient conflict. 

Smallfield, W. 11. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bradfield, parish 
of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 7 miles N. W. from 
Sheffield. 



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Small Edgb, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the tov/nship and parish of Fishlake, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
4 miles N. W. from Thorne. 

Small Shaw, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Tburlstone, parish 
of Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 
3 miles W. from Penistone. 

Smarber, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Melbecks, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 5 
miles W. from Reeth. 

Smaws Hall, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Tadcaster, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 
1 mile W. from Tadcaster. 

Smearholmes, N.R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Burnes- 
ton, , wapentake of Hallikeld, 4 miles 
S. E. from Bedale. 

Smeaton, Great, N. R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Gilling East, 7 miles N. from North- 
allerton ; inhabitants, 250 j a rectory, 
value 13/. 13$. id. ; patron, Henry 
Hewgill, Esq. This village is remark- 
able for the extent and grandeur of its 
prospects. The parish contains the 
townships of Appleton Wiske, and 
Hornby. Entire population, 980. 

Smeaton, Little, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Birkby, wa- 
pentake of Allertonshire, 6' miles N. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 64. 

Smeaton Kirk, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 6 miles S. E. from Ponte- 
fract ; inhabitants, 321 • a rectory, 
value 10/. Is. 0%il. ; patron, Earl Fitz- 
william. 

Smeaton, Little, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Womersley, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 6§ miles 
S. E. from Pontefract. 

Smelter, N. R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township of Bishopdale, pa- 
rish of Aysgarth, AA r apentake of Hang 
West, 5 miles S. W. from Aysgarth. 

Smidley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Wombwell, parish of 



Darfleld, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 3 miles S. E. from Barnsley. 

Smithalls, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Bhkin, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 4 
miles N. E. from Pontefract. 

Smithies, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kirkheaton, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles E. from 
Huddersfield. 

Smithies Mill, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Monkbretton, 
parish of Royston, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 2 miles N. from Barnsley. 

Smithy Brigg, E. R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township of West New- 
ton, parish of Swine, wapentake of 
Holderness, 8 miles N. E. from Hull. 

Smithy Brook, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Thorn- 
hill, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles S. 
from Dewsbury. 

Smithy Folo, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Wortley, parish of 
Tankersley, wapentake of Staincross, 
7 miles N. from Sheffield. 

Snainton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Brompton, wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 9 miles S.W. from 
Scarborough j inhabitants, 605 j acha- 
pelry to Brompton. Near the village 
is the large posling-house, called Snain- 
ton New Inn ; and here is the seat of 
William Moorsom, Esq. 

Snaith, W. R. (8) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Osgoldcross, 7 miles N. from 
Thorne, 25 S. from York, 175 from 
London ; inhabitants, 854 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, Henry Yarborough, 
Esq.; market, Thursday; fairs, last 
Thursday in April, August 10, and 
last Thursday in September. Snaith 
is situated on a gently rising ground, 
about half a mile from the south bank 
of the river Aire, five miles from its 
confluence with the Ouse ; the sur- 
rounding country is fiat and unpic- 
turesque, but abundantly fertile ; groat 
quantities of flax are grown in the 



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neighbourhood. The church is an an- 
cient structure, and contains the family 
vault of Lord Downe. At the west end 
of the town stands an old hall, formerly 
the residence of the Yarborough family. 
The parish is veiy extensive, and con- 
tains the numerous townships of Ar- 
myn, Balne, Carleton, Cowick, Goole, 
Gowdall, Heck, Hensall, Hooke, Pol- 
lington, and Rawcliffe. Entire popu- 
lation, 6909. 

Snape, N. R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Well, wapentake of HangEast, 
5 miles S. from Bedale ; inhabitants, 
699. Here is an hospital for eight poor 
persons, with a free school annexed, 
founded, in 1605, by the Earl of Exe- 
ter and his Countess. The chief em- 
ployment of the place is wool combing. 
Snape Hall, the residence of the Miss 
Clarkes, is a very ancient mansion, in 
somewhat a dilapidated condition ; it is 
probably of the age of Henry VIII. : 
Thorpe Perrow, or Thorpe Hall, in 
this township, is the seat of Mark 
Milbank, Esq. 

Snaygill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Skipton, wapen- 
take of StainclifFe, 1 mile S . from Skipton. 

Snaysholme, N.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Hawes, parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
2£ miles S. W. from Hawes. 

Sneaton, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Whitby 
Strand, 2 miles S. from Whitby; inha- 
bitants, 25 1 ; a rectory, value 151. 2s. 6cL ; 
patron, the King. Sneaton Castle the 
seat of James Wilson, Esq. is in the 
adjoining township of Ruswarp and 
parish of Whitby. 

Sneaton Thorpe, N. R. (3) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Sneaton, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 
4 miles S. from Whitby. 

Snilesworth, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the townships of Arden, andBilsdale 
West Side, parish of Hawnby, wapen- 
take of Birdforth, 10 miles N. W. from 
Helmsley. This is an extensive valley, 
through which runs the river Rye. 



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Snowden, Upper and Lower, 
W. R. (4) two hamlets in the township 
and parish of Weston, wapentake of 
Claro, 12 miles N. E. from Bingley. 

Snowdon Hill, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Hunshelf , parish 
of Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 
2 miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Snow Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Wakefield, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 mile N. from 
Wakefield. 

Snydall, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Normanton, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 4 miles W. from Pontefract ; 
inhabitants, 119. Snydall Hall is the 
seat of Thomas Hodson, Esq. 

Sober Gate, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Newby Wiske, parish 
of Kirkby Wiske, wapentake of Gilling 
East, 4 miles S. from Northallerton ; 
adjoining is the small hamlet of Sober 
Hill, and at a short distance to the 
north, though in the adjoining parish 
of Ainderby Steeple, are the extensive 
nursery grounds called Low Sober. 

Softly, W. t R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Thurlstone, parish of Pe- 
nistone, wapentake of Staincross, 5 
miles W. from Penistone. 

Soot Hill, Upper and Nether, 
W. R. (8) a township in the parish 
of Dewsbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
2 miles N. from Dewsbury; inhabi- 
tants, 3099. These two villages form 
one township ; the tower of Soothill 
chapel was rebuilt in 1765 : tradition 
reports that the great bell, called Black 
Tom of Soothill, was given by Sir Tho- 
mas Soothill, as a compensation for 
the murder of a boy whom he threw 
into the forge dam. 

Sour Leys, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Rievaulx, parish of 
Helmsley, wapentake of Rydale, 2J 
miles N. W. from Helmsley. 

Southburn, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Kirkburn, division of 
Bainton Beacon, 4 miles S. W. from 
Driffield ; inhabitants, 103. 

Southcoates, E,R. (6) a town- 



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ship in the parish of Drypool, wapen- 
take of Holderness, 2 miles E. from 
Hull; inhabitants, 798. 

South Crosland, W. R. (7). See 
Crosland South. 

Southey Green, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 3 miles N. from Sheffield. 

South Field, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Welburn, parish of 
Kildale, wapentake of Rydale, 3 miles 
S. from Kirkby Moorside. 

South Owram, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Halifax, wapen- 
take of Morley, 2£ miles S.E. from 
Halifax ; inhabitants, 4256. A cha- 
pelry to Halifax. In this township are 
Ash Dale, the seat of Thomas Drake, 
Esq. ; Shibden Hall, the seat of James 
Lister, Esq. ; and Stonyroyd, the seat 
of Mrs. Ross. 

Southwang, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Tickhill, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
If mile S. from Tickhill. 

Sowerby, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 4 miles S. E. from Halifax ; 
inhabitants, 6890 ; a chapelry to Hali- 
fax. At Sowerby was once a castle, 
the foundation of which may yet be 
seen, but its date of erection, and even 
the time of its decay, are alike un- 
known. At the west entrance of Sow- 
erby chapel is a handsome monumen- 
tal statue of Archbishop Tillotson, in 
his robes, erected about 40 years ago 
by his great niece. Field House, in 
this township, is the seat of Robert 
Stansfield, Esq. ; Thorpe is the seat of 
John Priestley, Esq. ; White Windows 
is the seat of George Priestley, Esq.; 
and Haugh End is the seat of Major 
Priestley. At Haugh End was born, 
Oct. 1630, in the parlour of his father's 
house, Dr. John Tillotson, who died 
Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1694; 
lie was the son of a clothier, and re- 
ceived his education at Clare Hall, 
Cambridge ; his father was a Calvinist, 



and the rising divine was at first im- 
bued with the same rigorous doc- 
trine; having established his fame as 
a preacher, he advanced in the church, 
through various gradations, to the 
Deanery of Canterbury ; after the re- 
volution, Dr. Sancroft, the primate, 
refusing to take the oaths, King Wil- 
liam entreated Dr. Tillotson to be- 
come his successor, and after much 
hesitation and reluctance, apparently 
sincere, from the obloquy to which it 
would expose him from a virulent and 
resentful party, he at length assented. 
The Archbishop was doubtless a virtu- 
ous, benevolent, and moderate man; 
he did not escape the charge of incon- 
sistency, as he endeavoured to prevail 
on Lord Russell, whom he attended to 
the scaffold, to acknowledge the doc- 
trine of non-resistance, which the 
divine a few years after renounced 
himself ; and he once preached a very 
indiscreet discourse before Charles II., 
in which he advocated the doctrine, 
that no man was justified in attacking 
the established religion of a country, 
how much soever he might be per- 
suaded of its falsehood : this was 
thought a very near approach to the 
principles of Hobbes. Dr. Tillotson's 
voluminous sermons contain much 
sound reasoning and great know- 
ledge, and at one time were the most 
popular compositions of their class ; 
they have fallen latterly, however, into 
much neglect, probably from the ex- 
treme diffuseness of the style, and the 
want of compression in the matter : 
good sense is their predominant cha- 
racteristic, but destitute of animation, 
the reader is too apt to slumber over 
the interminable pages. In a letter to 
Dr. Burnet, on his Exposition of the 
Thirty-nine Articles, the Archbishop 
thus expresses his opinion, " the account 
given of Athanasius' Creed, seems to 
me nowise satisfactory : I wish we 
Mere well rid of it." It is to be re- 
gretted, even by those most sincerely 
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Trinity, that the intimation has not 
produced the effect of expunging from 
the admirable service of the Church of 
England, a metaphysical investigation, 
so unintelligible, so presumptuous, and 
so uncharitable. 

Sowerby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Thirsk, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 1 mile S. from Thirsk ; in- 
habitants, 748 ; a chapelry to Thirsk. 
This pleasant village commands a fine 
view of the adjacent country, termi- 
nated by the Hambleton Hills; it is 
remarkable for the great number of 
excellent residences which it contains. 

Sowerby Bridge, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the township of Warley, pa- 
rish of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 
2£ miles S.W. from Halifax; a cha- 
pelry to Halifax ; the old chapel here 
has been replaced by a more spacious 
and commodious structure in the 
Gothic style, recently erected by the 
liberality of the inhabitants. 

Sowerby under Cotcliffe, N.R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Sigston, 
wapentake of Allertonshire, 3 miles E. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 53. 

Sowersett, N. R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township of Carlton High 
Dale, parish of Coverham, wapentake 
of Hang West, 7 miles S.W. from Mid- 
dleham. 

Soyland, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 5 miles S. W. from Halifax ; 
inhabitants, 3242. In this township 
are Kebroyd, the seat of Walker Priest- 
ley, Esq., and Royd, the seat of Mrs. 
Hoyle. 

Spacey Houses, W. R. (5) two 
inns, the one in the township and pa- 
rish of Kirkby Overblow, the other in 
the township of Follyfoot, parish of 
Spofforth, wapentake of Claro, 5 miles 
N. from Harewood. 

Spark Hagg. W.R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Selby, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 1£ 
mile N.W. from Selby. 



Spaldington, E.R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bubwith, division 
of Holme Beacon, 10 miles E. from 
Selby; inhabitants, 361. This town- 
ship seems to have been formerly of 
greater extent than at present, as it has 
given name to that extensive tract fof 
land called Spalding Moor. The an- 
cient mansion of the Vavasour family 
is yet to be seen here ; a handsome 
specimen of the architecture of the age 
of Queen Elizabeth, 

Spaldington, Outside, E.R. (5) 
a hamlet in the preceding township. 

Spanham, N. R. (1) a small ham- 
let in the township of Scargill, parish 
of Barningham, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 4 miles S. W. from Greta Bridge. 

Sparrow Hall, N. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Salton, wapentake of Rydale, 7 miles 
N. W. from Malton. 

Spaunton, N.R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Lastingham, wapen- 
take of Rydale, 4 miles N. E. from 
Kirkby Moorside ; inhabitants, 109. 
Spaunton Lodge, in the adjoining town- 
ship of Hutton le Hole, is a shooting 
box of Henry Darley, Esq. 

Speeton, E.R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Bridlington, wapentake of 
Dickering, 5 miles N. from Bridling- 
ton; inhabitants, 116; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, W.J. Denison, Esq. 

Spen Hall, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Gomersall, parish of 
Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 4 miles 
N. W. from Dewsbury. 

Spennythorne, N. R. (1) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hang 
West, 1 mile N.E. from Middleham; 
inhabitants, 249 ; a rectory, value 
201. 10*. 5c?.; patron, Marmaduke 
Wyvile,;Esq. In this village was born, 
1674, John Hutchinson, a great He- 
braist and exeraplificator of Butler's 
aphorism, that 
'* Hebrew roots are found 

To flourish most on barren ground." 
This writer published a curious work, 



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called Moses's Principia, in opposition 
to Sir Isaac Newton's doctrine of uni- 
versal gravitation, in which he endea- 
vours to revive the old exploded maxim, 
that nature abhors a vacuum ; he found 
followers, as what absurdity will not 
attract kindred spirits ? but it is a little 
remarkable, that towards the end of 
the last century, a knot of divines of 
the established church, respectable for 
their character, learning, piety, and 
station, should have endeavoured to 
establish some of his peculiar opinions; 
this school, of which the late bishop 
Home, Mr. Romaine, and Mr. Jones 
of Nayland, may be considered as the 
leaders, has however quietly expired, 
and a zealous Hutchinsonian, like an 
extinct species in natural philosophy, 
can now no longer be found, except in 
the cabinets of the curious. The parish 
of Spennythorne, contains the town- 
ships of Bellerby and Harnby. Entire 
population, 850. 

Spink Well, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Dews- 
bury, wapentake of Agbrigg, half a mile 
N. from Dewsbury. 

Spinksburn, W.R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Fewstone, 
wapentake of Claro, 9 miles W. from 
Knaresborough. 

Spital, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Wath upon 
Dearn, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5 miles N. W. from Ro- 
therham. 

Spital, E.R. (5) a small hamlet in 
the township and parish of Fangfoss, 
division of Wilton Beacon, 3 miles 
N. W. from Pocklington. 

Spital Bridge Inn, N. R. (5). 
See Barton le Willows. 

Spital Croft, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Litton, 
parish of Arnecliffe, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 6 iniles N. W. from Ket- 
tlewell. 

Spital Hill, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Tickhill, 



wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
1 mile E. from Tickhill. This place 
has its name from a hospital founded 
here in 1326, which contained several 
priests ; it was afterwards annexed to 
the priory of Humberstone in Lincoln- 
shire ; not a vestige of it remains. 

Spital House, E. R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township of Saxton, parish 
of Willerby, wapentake of Dickering, 
5 miles N. W. from Hunmanby. This 
place formerly belonged to the priory 
of Bridlington. 

Spital House, Old and New, 
N.R. (1). See Bowes. 

Spofforth, W.R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 3 
miles N. W. from Wetherby ; inhabi- 
tants, 895 : a rectory, value 73l.6s.8d.; 
patron, the Earl of Egremont. This 
village is remarkable for having been 
for several ages the principal seat of 
the Percies, in the reign of Edward III. 
The remains of the castle, now the pro- 
perty of the Earl of Egremont, extend- 
ing 45 yards in length and 17 in width, 
evince its original grandeur, particularly 
the great hall, which appears to he of 
the age of Edwaid III., when the an- 
cient Norman fortress, originally con- 
structed for defence alone, began to 
assume the conveniences of the palace, 
designed as a place of residence : after 
the battle of Towton, 1461, in which its 
owner, the Earl of Northumberland, 
and his brother Sir Richard Percy were 
slain ; this castle was dismantled, but 
it appears to have been again made 
tenable, and so to have continued till 
the general demolition of most of the 
inland fortresses in the era of the par- 
liamentary war. In this village, was 
born Lawrence Eusden, poet-laureat to 
George I., who if he did not possess 
any very large portion of the mens 
divinior, had at least the faculty of 
writing smooth verses ; he was attacked 
by Pope with his usual petulance, and 
frequent injustice; he died in 1750. 
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townships of Follyfoot, Linton, Plump- 
ton, Little Ribstone, and Wetherby. 
Entire population, 2975. 

Spofforth Haggs, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the preceding township and 
parish. 

Spring End, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Muker, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 6 miles 
W. from Reeth. 

Springfield House, W. R. (8). 
See Bradfield. 

Springhead, E.R. (6). See Cot- 
tingham. 

Spring House, N. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Raskelf, parish of 
Easingwold, wapentake of Bulmer, 2 
miles W. from Easingwold. 

Spring House, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Hartwith, parish 
of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro, 3§ miles W. from Ripley. 

Springwood,W.R. (7). See Hud- 
dersfield. 

Sproatley, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 8 miles N. E. from Hull ; inha- 
bitants, 357 ; a rectory, value 7LQs. I0d.; 
patron, Francis Constable, Esq. The 
church of this place was re-edified in 
1819, and it is a handsome structure of 
white brick. 

Sprotborough, W. R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 3£ miles S. W. 
from Doncaster; inhabitants, 318; a 
rectory, value 44/. 18*. 9d. ; patron, Sir 
Joseph Copley, Bart. Sprotborough 
Hall, the seat of Sir Joseph Copley, 
is a stately mansion of the age of 
Charles II. The place was formerly 
the residence of the ancient family of 
Fitz-William, a knight of which, in the 
reign of Henry V., caused a cross to be 
erected near the church with this in- 
scription : 

" Whoso is hungry, and list to eate, 
Let him come to Sprotborough for 

his raeate, 
And for a night, and for a day, 



His horse shall have both corn and 

hay, 
And no man shall ask him when he 
goeth away." 
The parish contains the township of 
Cadeby. Entire population, 487. 

Sproxton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Helmsley, wapentake of 
Rydale, 1 mile S. from Helmsley ; in- 
habitants, 167. 

Sproxton Cote, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Sprustv Hall, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of Killinghall, 
parish of Ripley, wapentake of Claro, 
2 miles S. from Ripley. 

Spurnhead, E. R. (9). See Kilnsea. 
Stackiiouse, W.R. (4) a. hamlet 
in the township and parish of Giggles- 
wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 1 mile 
N. from Settle. 

Staddlebridge, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of East 
Harlsey, wapentake of Birdforth, 7 
miles N. E. from Northallerton. 

Staddlethorpe, E. R. (9) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Black- 
toft, wapentake of Howdenshire, 7 
miles S. E. from Howden. 

Stainbrough, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Silkston, wapen- 
take of Staincross, 2 miles S. from 
Barnsley; inhabitants, 194; a cha- 
pelry to Silkstone. Stainbrough Hall, 
or as it is more usually called, Went- 
worth Castle, the seat of Thomas Ver- 
non Wentworth, Esq., was built by 
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, 
about the year 1730. It is a large 
quadrangular edifice, with a stately 
portico; the gallery, 160 feet in length, 
contains a noble collection of pictures 
and statues : the mansion is surrounded 
with an extensive park, commanding 
various picturesque and delightful 
prospects. 

Stainburn, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Kirkby Overblow, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 5 miles N. E. from 
Otley ; inhabitants, 364 ; a chapelry to 
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Kirkby Overblow. A few straggling 
houses in this township are called Stain- 
burn Moor Side. 

Staincliffe, W. R. (4) a wapen- 
take in the West Riding, bounded on 
the north by Hang West, on the west 
by Ewcross and Lancashire, on the 
south by Lancasbire and Morley, and 
on the east by Sky rack and Claro. 
Staincliffe contains the whole archdea- 
conry of Craven ; it is very mountain- 
ous in its north-western parts : it has 
3 market towns, 42 townships, 21 of 
which are parishes, 9925 houses, and 
52,776 inhabitants. 

Staincliffe Hall, W. R. (8). 
See Batley. 

Staincross, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Darton, 
wapentake of Staincross, 3£ miles N. 
fromBarnsley. This village, which gives 
name to the wapentake, seems to have 
been formerly a place of some con- 
sideration. 

Staincross, W. R. (4, 5) a wapen- 
take in the West Riding, bounded on 
the north and north-west by Agbrigg, 
on the west by Cheshire, on the south 
and south-east by Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, and on the east by Osgoldcross. 
The west part of the wapentake is 
dreary, barren and mountainous; it 
contains two market towns, 40 town- 
ships, 10 of which are parishes, 6012 
houses, and 52,912 inhabitants. 

Stainforth, Great, W. R. (4) a 
township in the parish of Giggleswick, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 miles N. 
from Settle; inhabitants, 235. At this 
place is a beautiful waterfall on the 
Ribble, called Stainforth Force. 

Stainforth, Little, or Knight's 
Stainforth, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
preceding township. 

Stainforth, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Hatfield, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles 
W. from Thorne ; inhabitants, 694. 

Stainforth and Keadby Canal, 
W.R. (8). This work commences at the 



river Don, about a mile to the west of 
Fishlake, when passing in an easterly 
direction through the village of Stain- 
forth to Thorn, it proceeds in the same 
course to Crowle and Keadby, in Lin- 
colnshire, where it joins the river Trent. 
The length of this canal is about fifteen 
miles, and running through a fenny 
country, has little elevation and no 
lockage, except at its extremities. 

Stainland, W.R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Halifax, wapentake 
of Morley, 5 miles S. from Halifax; 
inhabitants, 2814; a chapelry to Ha- 
lifax. 

Stainley, North, W. R. (5) a 
township with Heiningford, in the pa- 
rish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 3 
miles N. from Ripon; inhabitants, 285. 
In this township is Breckamoor House, 
the seat of Marmaduke Hodgson, Esq. 

Stainley, South, W. R. (5) a 
parish and township with Clayton, in 
the wapentake of Claro, 5 miles S. from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 232 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, H. Reynard, Esq. 

Stainmoor, N.R. (1) a district in 
the township and parish of Bowes, wa- 
pentake of Gilliug West, 8 miles W. 
from Greta Bridge: " Stainmoor's win- 
try waste" is a vast mountainous, stony 
tract of country, extending into West- 
moreland ; but though called a forest, 
those who, from its name, might ex- 
pect to find trees, would be grievously 
disappointed ; it was once ranged by 
herds of wild deer. 

Stainsacre, N.R. (3) a township 
with Hawsker, in the parish of Whitby, 
wapentake of Whitby Strand, 2 miles 
S. E. from Whitby ; inhabitants, 654. 

Stainsby, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Stainton, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 2 miles S. E. 
from Stockton, Durham. 

Stainton, N.R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 5 miles N. W. from Stokesley ; 
inhabitants, 356 ; a vicarage, value 
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York. The church is a neat building, 
partly modernized; it stands at the 
western extremity of the village : the 
vicarage house is remarkably spacious 
and handsome. Stainton Grange is a 
small hamlet. The parish contains the 
townships of Hemlington, Jngleby Bar- 
wick, Maltby and Thornaby. Entire 
population, 968. 

Stainton, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township with Hellaby, in the wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2£ miles 
W. from Tickhill ; inhabitants, 218; a 
vicarage, value hi. \hs. ; patron, the 
Earl of Scarborough. 

Stainton, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Downholme, wapentake 
of Hang West, 5 miles N. from Ley- 
burne ; inhabitants, 54. 

Stainton Cotes, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Bank Newton, 
parish of Gargrave, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 7 miles W. from Skipton. 

Stainton Dale, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Scalby, wapentake 
of Pickering Lythe, 8 miles N. from 
Scarborough ; inhabitants, 294. Here 
was an hospital for knights of the order 
of St. John of Jerusalem, founded in 
the reign of King Stephen : the site of 
the chantry is still called Old Chapel, 
and the adjoining farm-house, Old Hall. 

Stairfoot, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Ardsley, parish of Dar- 
field, wapentake of Staincross, 2 miles 
S. E. from Barnsley. 

Staithes, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hinderwell, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 13 miles E. 
from Guisborough. This is a consider- 
able fishing village, situated upon the 
coast, and surrounded on all sides, ex- 
cept an opening to the sea, with im- 
mense hills and cliffs : the inhabitants 
live almost entirely by fishing ; during 
the winter and spring, they go out to 
sea in small flat-bottomed boats, called 
cobles, each carrying three men, and in 
summer they use larger boats, called 
five-men cobles; the fishermen gene- 
rally sail on Monday, and continue at 



the fish is cut up and salted by the wo- 
men, and afterwards spread out to dry 
on the beach ; this process is by no 
means agreeable to the olfactory nervei 
of strangers. Kelp is made here, from 
the abundance of sea-weed found upon 
the coast. 

Stakesby, High and Low, N. R. 
(5) two hamlets in the township of Rus- 
warp, parish of Whitby, wapentake of 
Whitby Strand, 1 mile S. W. from 
Whitby. At High Stakesby is the seat 
of John Blackburn, Esq. at Low Stakes- 
by, the seat of Abel Chapman, Esq. 

Stalling Busk, N.R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township of Bainbridge, pa- 
rish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang 
West, 5 miles S. W. from Askrigg ; a 
chapelry to Aysgarth. 

Stamford Bridge, E. R. (5) a 
township in the parishes of Low Cat- 
ton and Gate Helmsley, wapentake of 
Ouse and Derwent, 8 miles E. from 
York ; inhabitants, 298 ; fair, Decem- 
ber 1. The river Derwent divides this 
village into two parts, called East and 
West; the population of the west is 
included with Scoreby. Stamford 
Bridge is celebrated for the memo- 
rable battle fought in 1066, by King 
Harrold, against his brother, Tosti, 
and Harfager, King of Norway, in 
which the two latter were left dead 
in the field, and an immense spoil ac- 
crued to the victor; this action took 
place nine days only before the battle 
of Hastings, in which it was the turn 
of Harold to lose both his crown and 
life : in the battle of Stamford, more 
blood was shed than in that of Hast- 
ings ; but, as it has been observed, so 
slight an impression does a mere battle 
leave behind it, unless attended by some 
important civil consequences, that this 
engagement at Stamford Bridge, though 
represented as one of the most sangui- 
nary ever fought in England, and in 
which an invading monarch was left 
dead in the field, seems to be so little 
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beyond the circle of the neighbourhood 
in which it occurred. 

Stainbury, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Haworth, parish of 
Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 8 miles 
W. from Bradford. 

Standard Hill, N.R. (2). See 
Brompton. 

Standbridge, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Sandal 
Magna, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles 
8. from Wakefield. 

Stanqhowe, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Skelton, wapentake of 
Langbarugh, 4 miles £. from Guis- 
borough; inhabitants, 91. This vil- 
lage, pleasantly seated on an eminence, 
commands some very pleasing and ex- 
tensive prospects. 

Staningholme, E.R. (6) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Wot- 
ton, division of Bainton Beacon, 8 miles 
S. E. from Driffield. 

Stank Hall, N. R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of Winton, pa- 
rish of Sigston, wapentake of Aller- 
tonshlre, 2$ miles E. from Northaller- 
ton, This was anciently the Beat of 
the Lascelle3, ancestors of the Earl of 
Hare wood. 

Stank House, W. R. (5) a email 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Barwick in Elmet, wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 3 miles S.W. from Abberford. 

Stank House. W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Bolton Abbey, 
parish of Skipton, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 6 miles E. from Skipton. 

Stanley, VV. R. (8) a township 
with Wrenthorpe, in the parish of 
Wakefield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1$ 
mile N.E. from Wakefield; inhabi- 
tants, 4620 ; here is a chapel of easo 
to Wakefield. In this township, are 
Hatfield Hall, anciently called Wood 
Hall, the seat of Francis Maude, Esq., 
Moor House, the seat of John Maude, 
Esq., and Stanley Hall, the seat of Mrs. 
Tempest. There is no assemblage of 
houses called Stanley, the chief part of 
the population of the township living at 



Wrenthorpe. A place here, called Pin- 
der's Field, commemorates the import- 
ant event, where all on the Green, Robin 
Hood, Little John, and Scarlet, fought 
the pinder, or pound-keeper, of Wake- 
field. 

Stanningley, W.R. (5) a ham- 
let in the townships of Bramley, Pud- 
sey, and Farsley, parishes of Calverley 
and Leed3, wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 
miles W. from Leeds. 

Stannington, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bradfield, parish 
of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 4 miles W. from Sheffield. 
This is an extensive tract of high ground 
between the rivers Loxley and Rivelin, 
and it contains several scattered houses. 

Stansfield, W. R. (7) a township 
in the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 12 miles W. from Halifax 5 
inhabitants, 7275. Stansfield is a dis- 
trict which stretches sis miles on the 
north bank of the Calder, and contains 
Under Bank, the seat of James Raw- 
den, Esq., and Stansfield Hall, the 
seat of John Sutcliffe, Esq. Here are 
also many supposed druidical remains, 
consisting of several rude stones or 
pillars scattered about in various di- 
rections. 

Stansill, W.R. (8) a township 
with Wellingley and Wilsick, in the 
parish of Tickhill, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 2 miles N. from 
Tickhill j inhabitants, 54. 

Stan wick, St. John, N.R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Gilling West, 9 miles N. from Cat- 
terick ; inhabitants, 59 ; a vicarage, 
value 61. 15a. 4d. ; patron, John Whar- 
ton, Esq. Here are the remains of some 
extensive entrenchments, supposed to 
be Roman. Stanwick Hall i3 the seat 
of Lord Prudhoe; the park is well 
wooded and stocked with deer. In the 
church are, two marble figures, to the 
memory of Sir Hugh and Lady Smith- 
son, to which family the manor be- 
longed for several generations ; their 
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Percys, became possessor of the title 
of Northumberland, together with the 
vast estates attached to the dignity. 
On the high old Roman road, is the 
noted public house of Lousey Cross. 
The parish of Stanwick contains the 
townships of Aldborough, Caldwell, and 
East Layton. Entire population, 928. 

Stapleton, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parishes of St. John Stanwick 
and Croft, wapentake of Gilling East, 
9 miles N. from Catterick j inhabi- 
tants, 113. 

Stapleton, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Darrington, wapentake 
of Osgoldcross, 4 miles S. E. from Pon- 
tefract; inhabitants, 109. Stapleton 
Hall, the seat of the Horn E. R. Petre, 
stands in a large and beautiful park, 
watered by a stream that flows into the 
river Went ; it is seated in a most fer- 
tile part of the county, bounded by a 
range of hills at an agreeable distance ; 
the mansion was built by the first earl 
of Harewood, and is a spacious and 
noble structure. 

Starbeck, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Bilton with Harrogate, 
parish of Knaresborough, wapentake 
of Claro, 1§ mile S, W. from Knares- 
borough. 

StarboTTon, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship with Kettle well, in the parish of 
Kettlewell, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 
miles N. from Kettlewell j inhabi- 
tants, 663. 

Startforth, N. R. (1) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Gill- 
ing West, 3 miles N.W. from Greta 
Bridge ; inhabitants, 460 ; a vicar- 
age, value 4/. 0*. \Qd. ; patron, Sir John 
Ramsden, Bart. This is an irregularly 
built village, situated on the south bank 
of the Tees ; Startforth Hall is the seat 
of T.W.Hill, Esq. 

Staveley, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 3 
miles S. W. from Boroughbridge ; in- 
habitants, 531; a rectoiy, value 3/. 
17 s. \d. ; patron, Rev. G. Astley. Loft 



House Hill in this township, is the seat 
of Charles Slingsby, Esq. 

Staxton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Willerby, wapentake of 
Dickering, 5 miles W. from Hunman- 
by, inhabitants, 213. 

Stead, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Upper Hoyland, parish of 
Wath upon Dearn, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tick hill, 5f miles S. from 
Barnsley. 

Steane, W. R, (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Lower Stonebeck, parish 
of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of 
Claro., 9 miles N. W. from Pateley 
Bridge. 

Stearsby, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Bransby, wapentake of 
Bulmer, 6 miles E. from Easingwold j 
inhabitants, 277. 

Steelbank, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Nether Hallam, parish 
of Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, l£ mile W, from Sheffield. 

Steeton, (5) a township in the pa- 
rish of Bolton Percy, in the Ainsty, 3 
miles E. from Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 
83. This manor has for several ages 
been in possession of the family of Fair- 
fax ; its present owner is T. L. Fairfax, 
Esq., of Newton Kyme. 

Steeton, W. R. (4) a township 
with Eastburn, in the parish of Kild- 
wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 miles 
N. W. from Keighley; inhabitants, 
755. Steeton Hall is the seat of W. 
Sugden, Esq. 

Steeton Hall, W. R. (5) a small 
hamlet in the township of South Mil- 
forth, parish of Sherburn, wapentake 
of Barkston Ash, 4 miles S. E. from 
Abberford. 

Stephen Park, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Easington, parish of 
Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 10 
miles S. E. from Settle. 

Stepney, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the towhship of Ruswarp, parish of 
Whitby, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 
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Stepney, N. R. (3) a hamlet in 
the township of Falsgrave, parish of 
Scarborough, wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 2 miles W. from Scarborough. 

Stillingfleet, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township with Moreby, in the wa- 
pentake of Ouse and Derwent, 7 miles 
S. from York ; inhabitants, 404 j a vi- 
carage, value 9/. 7 s. 6d. ; patron, the 
Dean and Chapter of York. Stilling- 
fleet Hall is the seat of Joshua Ingham, 
Esq. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Acaster Selby and Kelfield. 
Entire population, 878. 

Stillington, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 4 miles S. E. from Easingwold ; 
inhabitants, 698 ; a vicarage, value 41. 
15s. bd. ; patron, the Prebendary of 
Stillington in York Cathedral ; this was 
one of the livings held by the celebrated 
Lawrence Sterne. Stillington Hall is 
the seat of Henry Croft, Esq. 

Stirkhouse, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Gisburn, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, If mile W. 
from Gisburn. 

Stittingham, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Sheriff Hutton, 
wapentake of Buhner, 7 miles S. W. 
from Malton; inhabitants, 81. The 
family of Gower, of which the Mar- 
quis of Stafford is the present repre- 
sentative, had anciently a seat here. 

Stock, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Bracewell, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 5 miles E. from 
Gisburn. 

Stockbridge, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bentley, parish of 
Arksey, wapentake of Slrafforth and 
Tickhill, 2| miles N. from Doncaster. 

Stockdale,W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Settle, parish of Gig- 
gles wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 
miles E. from Settle. 

Stockeld, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Spofforth, 
wapentake of Claro, 2 miles W. from 
Wetherby. Near the road is a rock, 65 



feet in circumference, and 50 feet high, 
standing on the margin of a lake. The 
Dutch, it seems, use the word stock - 
heldt, for a misshapen image, from 
which circumstance the present name 
of the place has probably originated. 
Stockeld Hall is the seat of Peter Mid- 
dleton, Esq. 

Stocks, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Easington, parish of Slaid- 
burn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 9 miles 
S. W. from Settle. 

Stockton on the Forest, N. R. 
(5) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Bulmer, 4 miles N. E. from 
York ; inhabitants, 357 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, the Prebendary of 
Bugthorpe in York Cathedral. In 
January, 1792, a remarkable meteor- 
ous appearance was observed in this 
place, resembling the divisions of a 
large army in full march ; a similar 
phenomenon took place at Haverah 
Park, near Harrogate, in June, 1812, 
which caused much surprize in the 
persons who beheld it ; and, strange to 
say, a portion of superstitious alarm 
in some who have related the circum- 
stance. 

Stockwell Green, W. R. (8). 
See Rand Moor. 

Stokeslev, N. R. (2) a market 
town, parish, and township, in the wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, SmilesS.W. 
from Guisborough, 43 N. from York, 
237 from London ; inhabitants, 1897 ; 
a rectory, value 50/. 6s. lOfrf. ; patron, 
the Archbishop of York ; market, Sa- 
turday ; fairs, the eve of Palm Sunday, 
Trinity Saturday, and Saturday after 
Old Lammas day. Stokesley chiefly con- 
sists of one broad street, running east 
and west, and is washed on the south 
by a brauch of the river Leven ; the 
town is neatly built, and has a con- 
siderable manufacture of linen, but 
the general aspect of the place carries 
rather the air of retirement than busi- 
ness. The surrounding lands, rich and 
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small allotments. The Cleveland hills 
range at a distance, from four to six 
miles, and form; a sort of semicircle, 
with a hold and romantic outline. The 
parish contains the townships of Great 
and Little Busby, Easby, and Newby. 
Entire population, 2290. 

Stone, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Maltby, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles 
S. W. from Tickhill. 

Stonebeck Down, or West Side, 
W. R. (4) a township in the parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 

5 miles N. W. from Pateley Bridge; 
inhabitants, 568. This township is 
situated on the south side of the river 
Nidd ; it is a district, not a village. 

Stonebeck Upper, or East Side, 
W. R. (4) a township in the parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 

6 miles N.W. from Pateley Bridge ; in- 
habitants, 361. This township is situ- 
ated on the north side of the river Nidd, 
and like Stonebeck West Side, is a dis- 
trict, not a village. 

Stone Breaks, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2§ miles S.W. from Dobcross. 

St«,ne Ferry, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Sutton, 
wapentake of Holderness, 2 miles N. 
from Hull. 

Stone Gap, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Glusburn, parish of 
Kildwick, wapentake of StainclifFe, 4§ 
miles S. from Skipton. 

Stonegrave, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ry- 
dale, 10 miles N.W. from Malton ; in- 
habitants, 177 ; a rectory, value 23/. 
6s. 8rf. ; patron, the King. This parish 
contains the townships of East Ness, 
West Ness, and East Newton. Entire 
population, 373. 

Stoner Hall, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Selby, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 1 mile S. 
from Selby. 



Stone Royd, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirk- 
heaton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles 
E. from Huddersfield. 

Stonesdale, East and West, 
N. R. (1) two hamlets in the township 
of Muker, parish of Grinton, wapen- 
take of Gilling W T est, 2 miles N. W. 
from Muker. 

Stoneshaw Gate, W. R. (7). See 
Hepstonstall. 

Stone Trough, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Kelbrook, parish 
of Thornton, in the wapentake of Stain- 
clifFe, 6 miles S. E. from Gisburn. 

Stoney BaNk, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Easington, parish of 
Slaidburn, wapentake of StainclifFe, 9 
miles S. W. from Settle. 

Stoney Close House, N. R. (2) 
a small hamlet in the township of 
Thirn, parish of Thornton Watlas, wa- 
pentake of Hang East, 3 miles S. W. 
from Bedale. 

Stoney Keld, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bowes, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 2 miles 
N. W. from Bowes. 

Stoney Royd, W. R. (7). See 
South Owram. 

Stoodley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Langfield, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 10 miles 
W. from Halifax. In this place a co- 
lumn has been erected to commemorate 
the victories of the Duke of Welling- 
ton, which forms a conspicuous object 
to a large extent of the surrounding 
country. 

Storithes, W., R. (4) a township 
with Hazlewood, in the parish of Skip- 
ton, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles E. 
from Skipton ; inhabitants, 209. 

Stork Hill, E. R. (6) a township 
with Sandholme, in the parish of St. 
John, Beverley, division of Hunsley 
Beacon, 1§ mile N. E. from Beverley; 
inhabitants, 48. 

Storrs, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
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field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 7 miles N. W. from Sheffield. 

Storrs, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Silkstone, wa- 
pentake of Staincross, 3 miles N. E. 
from Penistonc. 

Storths Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Thurstonland. 

Storthwaite, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Thornton, division 
of Holme Beacon, 7 miles S. E. from 
Pocklington; inhabitants, 116. 

Storthwaite, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Egton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 6 miles 
S. W. from Whitby. 

Storthwaite Hall, N. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township of Reeth, parish 
of Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 
2 miles N. W. from Reeth. 

Stotfold, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Hooton Pagnall, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 7 miles 
W. from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 9. 
This small township consists only of 
one house. 

Stott Hill, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Cowling, parish of 
Kildwick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 
miles S. from Skipton. 

Stoupe Brow, N. R. (3) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Fyling- 
dales, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 8 
miles S. E. from Whitby. Stoupe Hall 
is the seat of Sunderland Cooke, Esq. 
Stoupe Brow is part of a ridge of alum 
rock, of the height of 893 feet; it com- 
mands a vast ocean view. The road 
from Whitby to Scarborough lies over 
the moors, in some places near the 
edge of the cliff in this place; Mr. Big- 
land, in his beauties of Yorkshire, re- 
lates the following story for the enter- 
tainment of his readers : — " On this 
road, in the year 1809, there happened 
an accident, of which the circum- 
stances, were they not so well attested 
as to leave no room for doubt, would 
appear almost incredible ; a lady and 
two young gentlemen, travelling in a 



post-chaise to Scarborough, the driver 
on some occasion alighted, and the 
horses being left to themselves, struck 
into a gallop ; before! they had pro- 
ceeded far, both the horses and chaise 
fell over the cliff, down a tremendous 
precipice of nearly one hundred feet 
high, and of which about forty feet, 
next to the bottom, is a perpendicular 
rock: neither the horses, the chaise, 
nor the passengers, however, suffered 
any injury, except that the lady re- 
ceived a trifling scratch on the face, 
and the party immediately proceeded 
to Scarborough. The chaise turned 
over three times before it reached the 
bottom." The ancient miracles of St. 
Hilda, the Abbess of Whitby, are in 
thisi case certainly equalled, if not ex- 
ceeded. 

Strainds, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Denby, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 4 
miles N. W. from Penistone. 

Strafforth and Tickhill, W. R. 
(8) a wapentake in the West Riding, 
and the largest in the county; it is 
bounded on the north by the wapen- 
takes of Osgoldcross and Staincross, 
on the west and south by Derbyshire, 
and on the east by the counties Jf Not- 
tingham and Lincoln. It is a very fer- 
tile district, and contains four market 
towns, 100 townships, 49 of which are 
parishes, 27,369 houses, including the 
borough and soke of Doncaster, and 
137,636 inhabitants. 

Straw House, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Sutton, parish of 
Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 1§ mile 
N. W. from Ripon. 

Street Farm, or Lodge, W. R. 
(8) a hamlet in the township of Bramp- 
ton Bierlow, parish of Wath upon 
Dearn, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles S. E. from Barnsley. 

Street House, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Ainderby Myers, 
parish of Hornby, wapentake of Hang 
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Street House, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Snydall, parish of 
Normanton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 
miles W. from Pontefract. 

Street Houses, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Loft- 
house, wapentake of Langbarugh, 9 
miles E. from Guisborough. 

Street Houses, (5) a hamlet in 
the townships of Steeton and Bilbrough, 
parishes of Bolton Percy and Bilbrough, 
in the Ainsty, 3 miles N. E. from Tad- 
caster. The situation of this village, 
on the Roman road leading from Tad- 
caster to York, occasioned its name, 
stratum being the Latin term for such 
works, which were subsequently called 
streets, as the Watling-street. 

Street Side, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Ossett, parish of 
Dewsbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 
miles E. from Dewsbury. 

Street Thorpe, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Kirk 
Sandal, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles N. E. from Doncaster. 
Street Thorpe Hall is the seat of George 
Parker, Esq. 

Strensall, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
6 miles N. from York; inhabitants, 
378; a vicarage, value 41. 13*. Ad.\ pa- 
tron, the Prebendary of Strensall in 
York Cathedral. The parish contains 
the township and chapelry of Haxby. 
Entire population, 795. 

Strinds, W. R. (8) a small ham^ 
let in the township of Bradfield, pa- 
rish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 6 miles N. W. from 
Sheffield. 

Stubbing, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Rawmarsh, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 
miles N. from Rotherham. 

Stubbing Hill, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Sutton, parish of 
Kildwick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 
miles S. from Skip ton. 

Stubbs Hall, W. R. (8) a hamlet 



in the township of Hampole, parish of 
Adwick le Street, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 7 miles N. W. from 
Doncaster. 

Stubbs Walden, W. R. (8). See 
Walden Stubbs. 

Studdow, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Burton Constable, pa- 
rish of Fingall, wapentake of Hang 
West, 2§ miles W. from Leyburn. 

Studfield, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Horton, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 5 miles N. from 
Settle. 

Studfold, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Stonebeck West Side, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 6 miles N.W. from Pateley 
Bridge. 

Studley Roger, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Ripon, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 1§ mile W. from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 144. 

Studley Royal, W. R. (5) a 
township with Linderick, extra-paro- 
chial, in the wapentake of Claro, 2 
miles S. W. from Ripon ; inhabitants, 
62. Studley, the far-famed seat of Mrs. 
Lawrence, is an elegant and commo- 
dious mansion, containing a good se- 
lection of pictures and family portraits : 
the park is adorned with lofty and ve- 
nerable trees, and enlivened with herds 
of beautiful deer ; the pleasure grounds 
have long been celebrated as combining 
every natural advantage, embellished by 
the hand of art ; they consist of about 
650 acres, diversified by various ine- 
qualities of surface ; now swelling into 
hills, commanding delightful prospects, 
and now retiring into secluded vallies, 
disposing the mind to contemplation ; 
but the scenes of Studley require rather 
the pencil of the artist or the inspiration 
of the poet, to do them justice, than the 
dragging description of the pen of the 
topographer. In no landscape garden 
has the poet's rule, " Consult the genius 
of the place in all," been more happily 
attended to ; and the whole advice in 
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Mr. Pope's epistle to Lord Burlington, 
has been so judiciously put in practice, 
" that a place to wonder at," has been 
effectually realized. The grounds were 
first begun to be laid out in 1720, and 
perhaps their interest is not decreased 
by retaining several features of a style 
somewhat gone by, exhibiting the 
well-trim raed screening hedge, the 
shaven bank of the meandering stream, 
and the bronze statue so happily dis- 
posed, as to awaken a classical feeling; 
whilst the fortunate contiguity of the 
ruins of Fountains Abbey affords an 
interest which no art could supply. 
The estate of Studley formerly be- 
longed to Sir John Mallorie, a dis- 
tinguished loyalist in the civil wars; 
bis eldest daughter marrying George 
Aislabie, Esq., carried it into that fa- 
mily, of whom the present respected 
possessor of the mansion is the re- 
prsentative. 

Stump Cross, W. R. (3) a hamlet 
in the township of Morley, parish of 
Batley, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3£ mile 
N. from Dewsbury. 

Stumperlow Hall, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Nether Hal- 
lam, parish of Sheffield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles W. from 
Sheffield. 

Sturton, W. R. (4) a township 
with Thorlby, in the parish of Kild- 
wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, If mile 
W. from Skipton ; inhabitants, 168. 

Sturton Grange, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Abberford, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 3 miles S. from 
Abberford ; inhabitants, 92. 

Stutton, W. R. (5) a township 
with Hazelwood, parish of Tadcaster, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 1 mile S. 
from Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 256. 

Suett Carr, N. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Sutton 
on the Forest, wapentake of Bulmer, 
6 miles N. from York. 

Suffield, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Hackness, wapentake of 



Whitby Strand, 3 miles W. from Scar- 
borough ; inhabitants, 97. 

Summer Scales, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Beamsley, pa- 
rish of Skipton, wapentake of Claro, 
7 miles E. from Skipton. 

SUNDERLANDWICK, E. R. (6) a 

township in the parish of Hutton 
Cranswick, division of Bainton Bea- 
con, 2 miles S. from Driffield ; in- 
habitants, 60. Here is the seat of 
Horner Reynard, Esq. 

Sunk Island, E. R. (9) a town- 
ship, extra-parochial, in the wapentake 
of Holderness, 8 miles S. E. from He- 
don ; inhabitants, 216. Sunk Island 
began to appear in the reign of Charles 
I., by the recess of the tides of the 
Humber; a few acres were at first 
left dry at low water, but the area in- 
creasing every year in extent, was se- 
cured by an embankment, and con- 
verted into pasture ground ; as the 
water further receded, further em- 
bankments became necessary, and a 
surface, containing upwards of 5000 
acres, has thus been reclaimed from 
the river : a large portion is now in a 
high state of cultivation. Sunk Island 
belongs to the crown, and is on lease. 
Here is a small episcopal chapel. An 
extension of the embanked land is ex- 
pected from the operation of warping, 
or increasing the elevation of the soil, 
by the admission of the water at high 
tides by sluices, and leaving it to de- 
posit its sediment. 

Sunley Hill, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Welburn, parish of 
Kirkdale, wapentake of Rydale, 3 miles 
S. from Kirkby Moorside. 

Sunny Cross, N.R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Nunthorpe, parish 
-of Ayton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 2 
miles N. from Stokesley. 

Sutton, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 2 miles N. W. from Ripon ; in- 
habitants, 86. Sutton Grange is a small 
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Sutton, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Brothcrton, wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 3 miles N. E. from Pon- 
tefract; inhabitants, 74. 

Sutton, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Kildwick, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 5 miles N. W. from Keigh- 
ley; inhabitants, 1092. 

Sutton, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parishes of Campsall, and Burgh- 
wallis, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 7 
miles N. from Doncaster; inhabi- 
tants, 145. 

Sutton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 2 miles N. E. from Hull ; inha- 
bitants, 3658; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, Henry Broadley, Esq. This 
village is pleasantly situated, and con- 
tains various residences of the mer- 
chants and opulent traders of Hull : 
here is a hospital, rebuilt in 1800, 
founded by the will of Leonard Cham- 
berlain, for 8 poor widows and 2 
widowers; another establishment for 
poor widows and daughters of deceased 
clergymen, was erected in 1819, by the 
trustees of Mrs. Watson. In the time 
of Edward I., a house for Carmelites, 
or White Friars, was founded here. 

Sutton, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Norton, wapentake of 
Buckrose, 1 mile S. from Malton ; in- 
habitants, 87. 

Sutton Full, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the division of Wilton 
Beacon, 5 miles N. W. from Pockling- 
ton ; inhabitants, 125 ; a rectory, va- 
lue 10/. 12s. Sid. ; patron, John Simp- 
son, Esq. The church here is extremely 
ancient, and is supposed to have been 
a chantry to the priory of Watton, near 
Beverley. 

Sutton Howgrave, N.R. (5). See 
Howgrave. 

Sutton on the Forest, N. R. (5) 
a parish and township in the wapentake 
of Buhner, 8 miles N. from York, 
inhabitants, 443 ; a vicarage, value 
17/. 3s. Ad. ; patron, the Archbishop of 
York. Here is the seat of Lady Hoare 



Harland. Lawrence Sterne was vicar 
of this parish, but upon the destruc- 
tion of the parsonage house by fire, he 
removed to Coxwold. The village was 
formerly surrounded by the forest of 
Galtres, whence its appellation. The 
'parish contains the township of Huby. 
Entire population, 940. 

Sutton Pen, N.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Healey, parish of 
Masham, wapentake of Hang East, 5 
miles S. E. from Middleham. 

Sutton under Whitestone 
Cliffe, N.R. (2) a township in the 
parish of Feliskirk, wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 3 miles E. from Thirsk ; inha- 
bitants, 325. Sutton Hali is the seat of 
Captain Thrush. 

Sutton upon Derwent, E. R. 
(5) a parish and township in the divi- 
sion of Wilton Beacon, 6 miles S.E. 
from York; inhabitants, 400; a rec- 
tory, value 14/. lAs. Id. ; patron, Sir 
Thomas Clarges, Bart. 

Swainby, N.R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Whorlton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 5 miles 
S. W. from Stokesley. 

Swainby, N.R. (2) a township with 
Allerthorpe, in the parish of Pickhill, 
wapentake of Hallikeld, 6 miles E. from 
Bedale ; inhabitants, 33. Here was 
once a priory for Canons of the Pre- 
monstratentian order, founded in the 
reign of Henry II. ; not a vestige of the 
building remains. 

Swaithe, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Worsborough, parish 
of Darfield, wapentake of Staincross, 2 
miles S. E. from Barnsley. 

Swale, N.R. (1) a river which 
rises at Hollow Mill Cross, near the 
borders of Westmoreland, and taking 
an eastern course through the romantic 
track called Swale Dale, famous for 
its lead mines, divides the wapentakes 
of Gilling West and Hang West ; arriv- 
ing at Richmond and Catterick, it runs 
more southerly, and receives the Wiske 
below Northallerton; continuing the 
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into the Ure at Myton : the Swale has 
been called the Jordan of England, 
owing to the Roman missionary Pau- 
linus having baptized in one day up- 
wards of 10,000 Saxon converts in its 
waters. The Swale is scarcely capable 
of navigation, being shallow, rapid, and 
subject to violent floods ; an act of par- 
liament was once obtained for rendering 
it navigable to Northallerton, but the 
work though began was never completed. 

Swale Field, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township of Malton, parish of 
Ainderby Steeple, wapentake of Gilling 
East, 4 miles N. E. from Bedale. 

Swale Hall, N.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Hang West, 1 mile S. 
from Reeth. Swale Hall, now a farm 
honse, was for many generations a seat 
of a family of the same name, the last 
of whom, Sir Solomon Swale, died in 
the year 1753 : the baronetcy was 
created in 1660 : the family held lands 
of the crown, but had for many years 
omitted to renew their lease, which be- 
ing observed by a clerk of the exche- 
quer, he procured a grant of this estate 
for himself; many law-suits ensued, 
but they served only to increase the 
misfortunes of Sir Solomon, the first 
baronet, who died a prisoner in the 
Fleet, in 1678, but not before his adver- 
sary had committed suicide : after this 
tragical story, we may indulge in the 
pleasantry of the celebrated cause, 
Stradliug versus Styles, in which Sir 
John Swale, of Swale Hall, in Swale 
Dale, fast by the river Swale, having 
bequeathed all his black and white 
horses to his friend Matthew Stradling, 
Gent. ; the jet of the argument was to 
prove whether pie-bald horses came 
under either description; the court, 
after great deliberation, gave judgment 
for the plaintiff, but a motion on arrest 
of judgment being put in, that the pie- 
bald horses were mares, an inspection 
was prayed, et sur ceo le court advisare 
vult. This admirable legal satire is 
altogether fictitious, no such 'person as 



Sir John Swale having been known 
to exist. 

Swallow Hill, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Dar- 
ton, wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles 
N.W. from Barnsley. 

Swanland, E.R. (9) a township in 
the parish of Ferriby, wapentake of 
Hullshire, 6 miles W. from Hull ; in- 
habitants, 418. The views from this 
village are deservedly admired, both for 
extent and beauty : here is the seat of 
John Todd, Esq., and Swanland Hall, 
the seat of Nicholas Sykes, Esq. 

Swaucliffe, W.R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Birstwith, parish of 
Hampsthwaite, wapentake of Claro, 4 
miles S. W. from Ripley. Swarcliffe 
Hall is the seat of J. Greenwood, Esq. 

Swarthey, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Silsden, parish of Kild- 
wick, wapentake df Staincliffe, 4 miles 
N. from Keighley. 

Swetton, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Laverton, parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 
5 miles N. from Pateley Bridge. 

Swift Place, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Soyland, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 6 miles 
S. W. from Halifax. 

Swillington, W.R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Sky- 
rack, 6 miles E. from Leeds ; inhabi- 
tants, 510 ; a rectory, value lbl.ls.Sd ; 
patron, Sir John Lowther, Bart. Here 
are 4 alms-houses founded by Sir Wil- 
liam Lowther, in J 728. Leventhorpe 
Hall is the seat of Thomas Ikin, Esq. 
and Swillington Hall is the seat of Sir 
John Lowther, Bart. 

SwiNCLii fe, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hampsth- 
waite, wapentake of Claro, 3 miles S.W. 
from Ripley. 

Swinden, W.R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Gisburn, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 4 miles N. E. from Gisburn ; 
inhabitants, 37. 

Swindon, and Swindon Walls, 
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Langsett, parish of Penistone, wapen- 
take of Staincross, 4§ miles S. W. from 
Penistone. 

Swindon, W.R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kirkby Over- 
blow, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles W. 
from Wetherby. 

Swine, E. R. (6) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Holderness, 7 
miles N.E. from Hull; inhabitants, 
229; a vicarage, value 8/.; patron, W. 
Wilberforce, Esq. Here was a priory 
for nuns of the Cistercian order, founded 
by Robert de Verli, in the reign of king 
Stephen ; of this priory there are no re- 
mains, but in the church which be- 
longed to it are several very ancient 
monuments. Swine is situated in a 
flat country; the parish is extensive, 
containing the townships of Beuning- 
holme, Bilton, Coniston, Ellerby, 
Ganstead, Marton, Skirlaugh North 
with Rowton, 'Skirlaugh South, Thir- 
kleby,'' and ^Wyton. Entire popu- 
lation, 1604. 

Swinefleet W.R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Whitgift, wapentake of 
Osgoldcross, 4£ miles S. from How- 
den; inhabitants, 956 ; a chapelry to 
Whitgift. 

Swine Lane, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Purston Jackling, pa- 
rish of Featherstone, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 3 % miles S. W. from Pon- 
tefract. 

Swineside, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Carlton Highdale, 
parish of Coverham, wapentake of 
Hang West, 6 miles S. W. from Mid- 
dleham. 

Swinethwaite, N. R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of West 
Witton, wapentake of Hang West, 5 
miles W. from Middleham. Here is 
the seat of W. J. Anderson, Esq. This 
small village is pleasantly situated in 
Wensley Dale. 

Swinkell, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of W T atton, 
division of Bainion Beacon, 5 miles S 
from Driffield. 



Swinnow Park, W. R. (5) See 
Wetherby. 

Swinsty Hall, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Little Timble, pa- 
rish of Ottley, wapentake of Claro, 6 
miles N. from Ottley. 

Swinton, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Wath upon Dearn, wa- 
pentake of StraflForth and Tick hill, 4§ 
miles N. from Rotherham; inhabi- 
tants, 1050 ; a chapelry to Wath. The 
chapel of Swinton seems to be of the 
same date as the church of Addle, which 
in some respects it resembles, having 
a highly enriched southern door-way ; 
and a semicircular arch separating the 
nave from the chancel. In Swinton, two 
farms belonging to Earl Fitz- William, 
annually change their parish, being 
alternately from Easter to Easter in the 
parishes of Mexborough and Wath. 

Swinton, N.R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Masham, wapentake of 
Hang East, 10 miles N. W. from Ripon ; 
inhabitants, 177. Swinton Park is the 
seat of William Danby, Esq. ; the plea- 
sure grounds of this mansion vie with 
most of those in the north of England, 
and the house contains a noble collec- 
tion of pictures, both of the ancient 
and modern school. 

Swinton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Appleton le Street, wa- 
pentake of Rydale, 2 miles N. W. from 
Malton ; inhabitants, 354 ; a chapelry 
to Appleton. 

Swithin, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Kexborough, parish of 
Darton, wapentake of Staincross, 5 
miles N. W. from Barnsley. 

Syke House, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Fishlake, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles 
N. W. from Thome; inhabitants, 551 ; 
a chapelry to Fishlake. 

Sykes, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Bowland Forest, parish of 
Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 
miles W. from Slaidburn. 

Sykes, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Fountains Earth, parish of 



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Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 
7 miles N. W. from Pateley Bridge. 

Sym Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Silkston, 
wapentake of Staincross, 3 miles N. E. 
from Penistone. 

Syningthwaite, (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bilton, 
in the Ainsty, 4 miles E. from We- 
therby. Here was a nunnery of the 
Cistercian order, founded in 1160. 

T. 

Tadcaster, W. R. (5) a parish, 
township, and market town, partly in 
the wapentake of Barkston Ash, and 
partly in the Ainsty, 6 miles N. E. 
from Abberford, 9 S. W. from York, 
190 from London ; inhabitants, in 
Barkston Ash, 1651, in the Ainsty, 
775 ; a vicarage, value 8/. As. 9%d. ; 
patron, the Earl of Egremont ; mar- 
ket, Wednesday ; fairs, last Wednes- 
days in April, May, September, and 
October. Here is an hospital for 
twelve poor persons, founded by Dr. 
Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle, who 
crowned Queen Elizabeth. Tadcaster 
is supposed to have been the Calcaria 
of the Romans, and is a clean, well- 
built, and pleasant town, standing on 
both sides of the river Wharfe : being 
the great thoroughfare from York to 
the south and west, it is a lively place, 
though it possesses no manufactures 
and little trade. On the south side of 
the river there was formerly a castle, 
from the ruins of which, it is said, the 
present bridge, one of the finest in the 
county, was constructed. Tadcaster 
was considered by the Romans as one 
of the out-posts to their chief military 
station at York. In the civil wars of 
England it has always been regarded 
as a post of great importance. In the 
immediate neighbourhood was fought 
the battle of Towton, between the 
Roses, in 1461 ; and in 1642, the Earl 
of Newcastle attacked General Fairfax 
in this town, and expended an immense 
quantity of ammunition with no great 



effect; the parliamentarians, however, 
thought proper to depart in the night, 
and left the place to the royalists. A 
domestic anecdote is recorded, con- 
nected with this affair, of some in- 
terest : Captain Lister being shot with 
a musket ball, was buried at Tadcas- 
ter ; his son passing through the town, 
some years after, had the curiosity to 
inquire in what part of the church 
his father's body lay, when the sexton, 
who was making a grave in the choir, 
shewed him a skull which he had just 
dug up, and which he averred to be 
Captain Lister's ; the skull, upon ex- 
amination, was found to contain a bul- 
let ; this testimony to the truth of the 
sexton's words, so struck the young 
man, that he sickened at the sight, and 
died soon afterwards. The parish of 
Tadcaster contains the townships of 
Catterton and Oxton, in the Ainsty; 
Stutton with Hazelwood, in Barkston 
Ash. Entire population, 2811. 

Tame, New and Old, W. R. (7) 
two hamlets in the township of Quick, 
parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 3 miles N. W. from 
Delpb. 

Tanfield, East, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirklington, wa- 
pentake of Hallikeld, 6 miles N. from 
Ripon ; inhabitants, 32. 

Tanfield, West, N. R. (5) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Hallikeld, 6£ miles N. from Ripon; 
inhabitants, 709 ; a rectory, value 13/. 
0*. bd. ; patron, the Marquis of Ailes- 
bury. On the banks of the Ure stand 
the small remains of Tanfield castle, by 
whom erected is not known. In the 
church are several ancient alabaster 
monuments of the former lords of 
Tanfield, the Marmions and the Grays. 
A chantry adjoining, was founded by 
Mawd, the wife of John Lord Mar- 
mion, in the year 1343, to pray for 
the souls of herself and husband, then- 
progenitors, and successors. In this 
parish is the hamlet of Thornborough, 
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Tankersley, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Staincross, 5 miles S. from Barnsley ; 
inhabitants, 625 ; a rectory, value 261. 
Qs. 2%d. ; patron, Earl Fitzwilliam. 
Tankersley Hall, now in ruins, situ- 
ated in sn extensive park, was an an- 
cient seat of the Wentworth family. 
The parish contains the township of 
Wortley. Entire population, 1565. 

Tanshelf, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Pontefract, wa- 
pentake of Osgoldcross; inhabitants, 
356. This place adjoins Pontefract on 
the west. 

Tansterne, or Tanston, E. R. 
(6) a hamlet in the township of West 
Newton, parish of Aldborough, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 1 1 miles N. E. 
from Hull. 

Tanton, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Stokesley, wa- 
pentake of Langbarugh, 3 miles N. 
from Stokesley. 

Tapton Grove, W. R. (8). See 
Hallam Upper. 

Tees, N. R. (2) a river which di- 
vides Yorkshire on the north from the 
principality of Durham, but taking its 
rise in Westmoreland, it is not gene- 
rally considered as a Yorkshire river ; 
it is navigable for vessels of a large 
burden, from its mouth to Yarm, 
where the spring tides rise seven feet. 

Telphit, N. R. (1) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Marske, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 6 miles W. 
from Richmond. 

Temple, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of West Witton, 
wapentake of Hang West, 7 miles W. 
from Middleham. 

Terrington, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township with Wigginthorpe, in 
the wapentake of Buhner, 8 miles W. 
from Malton; inhabitants, 617; a rec- 
tory, value 23/. 18*. 6%d. ; patron, Dr. 
Waddilove. The parish contains the 
township of Ganthorpe. Entire popu- 
lation, 723. 



Thackber House, N. R. (2) a 
hamlet in the township of Borrowby, 
parish of Lythe, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 11 miles E. from Guisbo- 
rough. 

Temple Hurst, W. R. (8). See 
Hurst Temple. 

Temple Newsam, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Whitchurch, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 4 miles E. 
from Leeds; inhabitants, 1166. The 
Knights Templars had their chief seat 
in London, but they were accustomed 
to send a part of their faternity to dis- 
tant places, where they were governed 
by a commander, or preceptor, whence 
these establishments were called pre- 
ceptories ; and such an institution here 
existed, which gave an additional ap- 
pellation to the village, it being called 
in Domesday Book, merely Newhu- 
sum ; the manor was bestowed upon 
the brotherhood by William de Villers, 
about the year 1 180. At the suppression 
of the order of the Knights Templars, 
it was given to the D'Arcy family, and 
continued with them till forfeited by 
Lord D'Arcy, for the active part which 
he took in the insurrection, called the 
Pilgrimage of Grace. Henry VIII. 
conferred Temple Newsam on the Earl 
of Lenox, father of Henry Earl of 
Darnley, husband of Mary Queen of 
Scots; the chamber here in which 
this unlucky personage, " the gude 
King Henry," was born, was dis- 
tinguished about a century ago by the 
name of the King's Chamber, but no 
such apartment is at present known. 
The estate reverted to the crown in the 
reign of James I., who gave it to his 
kinsman, Esme Stuart, Duke of Rich- 
mond, of whom it was purchased by Sir 
Arthur Ingram, the son of a wealthy 
citizen of London, afterwards created 
Lord Irvine, and ancestor of its pre- 
sent possessor, the Marchioness of 
Hertford. Sir Arthur took down the 
ancient mansion, and erected a mag- 
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of which is nearly entire ; it still pre- 
serves nearly its original appearance ; 
the building forms three sides of a large 
quadrangle ; the roof is surrounded with 
a sort of embattlement, composed of 
capital letters, in stone work, instead 
of a balustrade, and they form this 
inscription—" All glory and praise be 
given to God the Father, the Son, and 
Holy Ghost on high ; peace upon earth, 
good-will towards men ; honour and 
true allegiance to our gracious king ; 
loving affections amongst his subjects ; 
health and plenty within this house." 
The effect of this entablature is better 
than could previously have been ex- 
pected ; the embayed and spacious 
windows, and the deep projecting 
wings of this mansion, give it much 
the appearance of a college, and the re- 
semblance would have been more com- 
plete, had not the chapel been converted 
into a kitchen. The house contains a 
valuable collection of paintings of the 
old masters, and an interesting series 
of family portraits : the park is finely 
shaded with venerable oaks and ches- 
nut trees, and the grounds are laid out 
in a grand, though somewhat formal 
style, but which well corresponds with 
the date of the edifice. 

Thackley, W. R. (4) hamlet in 
the township of Idle, parish of Calver- 
ley, wapentake of Morley, 3£ miles N. 
from Bradford. 

Theaber, W. R. (4) a small ham- 
let in the township of Barton, parish of 
Thornton in Lonsdale, wapentake of 
Ewcross, 2£ miles W. from Ingleton. 

Theakstone, N.R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Burneston, wapentake 
of Hallikeld, 3 miles N. E. from Be- 
dale; inhabitants, 87. Theakstone Hall 
is the seat of Ed. Carter, Esq. 

Thearne, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of St. John's, Beverley, divi- 
sion of Hunsley Beacon, 3 miles S . E. 
from Beverley ; inhabitants, 90. 

Thickett Hall, E. R. (5). See 
Thorganby. 



Thick Holuns, W. R. (7). See 
Meltham. 

Thimbleby, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Osmotherly, wa- 
pentake of Allertonshire, 6 miles E. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 200. 
Thimbleby Lodge is the seat of R. W, 
C. Peirse, Esq. 

Thirkleby, High, N. R. (5) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Birdforth, 7 miles N. E. from Eas- 
ingwold; inhabitants, 293; a vicarage, 
value 61. ; patron, the Archbishop of 
York. Thirkleby Hall is the seat of 
Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart., whose 
ancestors re-built the church, in the 
year 1722. Low Thirkleby, a hamlet 
in this parish, forms a township with 
High Thirkleby, under the name of 
Thirklebys Ambo. 

Thirkleby, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Kirkby Grindalyth, wa- 
pentake of Buckrose, 3 miles N. W. 
from Sledmere ; inhabitants, 44. 

Thirkleby, or Thirtleby, E. R. 
(6) a township in the parish of Swine, 
wapentake of Holderness, 7 miles N. E. 
from Hull; inhabitants, 61. 

Thirlby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Feliskirk, wapentake of 
Birdforth, 5 mileo E. from Thirsk ; in- 
habitants, 126. 

Thirsk, N. R. (2) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town in the wapen- 
take of Birdforth, 14 miles W. from 
Helmsley, 23 N.N.W. from York, 217 
from London ; inhabitants, 2553 ; a 
perpetual curacy ; patron, the Arch- 
bishop of York ; market, Monday ; 
fairs, Shrove Monday, April 4 and 5, 
Easter Monday, Whit Monday, August 
4 and 5, October 28 and 29, and the 
first Tuesday after Dec. 11. Thirsk 
sent two members to parliament in the 
25d year of Edward I., but made no 
subsequent return till the last parlia- 
ment of Edward VI.; the right of elec- 
tion is vested in 50 burgage holders ; 
the bailiff, who is appointed by Sir 
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officer. The town is situated on the 
small river Codbeck, which divides it 
into two parts, usually called Old and 
New Thirsk ; the latter stands chiefly 
on the ground which was once the 
site of a huge castle, belonging to the 
ancient family of Mowbray; it was 
demolished in the reign of Henry II. ; 
the moat and ramparts are still to be 
seen, but no vestige of the building re- 
mains. The church is a venerable, 
lofty, and spacious edifice, usually sup- 
posed to have been constructed from 
the ruins of the castle. Thirsk is situ- 
ated in the rich vale of Mowbray, and 
its market is abundantly supplied with 
provisions. Here is a small manufac- 
ture of coarse linens. The parish con- 
tains the townships of Carlton Miniott, 
Hutton Sand, and Sowerby. Entire 
population, 3775. 

Thixendale, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Wharram Percy, wa- 
pentake of Buckrose, 7 miles W. from 
Sledmere ; inhabitants, 184. The name 
of this place, says Dr. Drake, is a cor- 
ruption of Sixteen Dales. 

Tholthorpe, N. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Alne, wapentake 
of Buhner, 5 miles E. from Borough- 
bridge ; inhabitants, 238. 

Thong, Nether, W. R. (7) a 
township in the parish of Almondbury, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles S. from 
Huddersfield ; inhabitants, 927. 

Thong, Upper, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship in the parish of Almondbury, wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 6 miles S. from 
Huddersfield ; inhabitants 1437. 

Thoralby, N. R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Aysgarth, wapentake 
of Hang West, 4£ miles S. E. from 
Askrigg ; inhabitants, 342. In this 
township are Littleburn House, the seat 
of Lord Rokeby ; and New Houses, the 
seat of Robt. Lodge, Esq. 

Thoresby, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the' township of Carperby, parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 6 
miles W. from Leyburn. 



Thorganby, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township with Cottingwith, in the 
wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, 8 
miles N. W. from Selby ; inhabitants, 
381 ; a perpetual curacy; patron, Mrs. 
Baldwin. Thorganby Hall is the seat 
of J. D. Jefferson, Esq. ; in this town- 
ship is also Thickets Hall, the seat 
of Joseph Dunnington, Esq., built on 
the site of a small Benedictine nun- 
nery, founded by Roger Fitz-Roger, 
in the reign of Richard I. 

Thoring Hurst, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish 
of Fishlake, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 2 miles N. W. from 
Thorne. 

Thorlby, W. R. (4) a township 
with Sturton, in the parish of Kild- 
wick, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 miles 
W. from Skipton ; inhabitants, 168. A 

Thormanby, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 4 miles N. W. from Easingwold ; 
inhabitants, 118; a rectory, value 8/. 
2*. lid; patrons, LordViscountDowne 
and Sir George Cayley, Bart., alter- 
nately. 

Thornaby, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Stainton, wapentake 
of Langbarugh, 4 miles N. E. from 
Yarm; inhabitants, 197; achapelryto 
Stainton. 

Thorn ber, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of West Halton, parish of 
Long Preston, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
7 miles S. from Settle. 

Thornborough, N.R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of West 
Tanfield, wapentake of Hallikeld, 6 
miles N. from Ripon. On Thornbo- 
rough Moor, now cultivated, are three 
circular enclosures, attributed to the 
Danes ; the most perfect of these is 
about 540 feet in diameter. By some 
writers they are supposed to have been 
tilting' circles, but why three should 
be esteemed necessary, in so small a 
space, is not very clearly explained. 
Dr. Whitaker, with more probability, 
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esteems them part of a chain of forti- 
fications. 

Thornborough, N. R. (2) a ham- 
let in the township of Brough, parish 
of Catterick, wapentake of Hang East, 
1§ mile N. W. from Catterick. 

Thornborough, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of South Kilvington, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 3 miles N. E. 
from Think ; inhabitants, 27. 

Thornborough Hill, W. R. (8) 
a hamlet in the township and parish of 
Maltby, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 5 miles S. from Tickhill. 

Thornborough, North, W. R. 
(5) a hamlet in the township and parish 
of Allerton Mauleverer, wapentake of 
Claro, 5 miles S. from Boroughbridge. 

Thorncliffe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirk 
Burton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6 miles 
S. W. from Dewsbury. 

Thorne, W. R. (8) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 7 miles 
S. from Snaith, 30 S. from York, 
166 from London ; inhabitants, 3463 ; 
a perpetual curacy ; patron, the Earl 
of Portmore ; market, Wednesday ; 
fairs, Monday and Tuesday after June 
1 1 , and Monday and Tuesday after Oc- 
tober 1 1 . Thorne is situated in a fruit- 
ful country, about a quarter of a mile 
from the river Don, and carries on 
a considerable commerce; ships are 
built at Thorne Quay and Hangman's 
Hill, which trade directly to London. In 
the neighbourhood are vast moors and 
swamps, which, however, are mostly 
drained, and many of them enclosed ; 
in them oak trees have been found, with 
wedges and broken axe-heads, as also 
many Roman coins ; some antiquaries 
have considered these remains as the 
work of the Romans, to prevent the 
sudden irruption of the Britons ; but 
the converse opinion seems rather more 
probable. A canal from the Don to 
the Trent passes near the town. The 
greatest part of the country surround- 



ing Thorne is so low and flat, that 
strong and high banks, enclosing the 
river, are necessary to prevent it from 
frequent inundations : the air, how- 
ever, does not seem • affected by the 
humidity of the soil, as the tables of 
mortality differ little from other parts 
of the county. The parish and town- 
ship are co-extensive. 

T horner, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Skyrack, 

7 miles N. from Leeds; inhabitants, 
708 ; a vicarage, value 8/. 3s. 4d. ; pa- 
tron, the King. The parish contains 
the townships of Scarcroft and Shad- 
well. Entire population, 1010. 

Thorney Brow, N. R. (3) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Fy- 
lingdales, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 

8 miles S. E. from Whitby. 

Thorngumbald, E. R. (9) a town- 
ship in the parish of Paul, wapentake 
of Holderness, 2% miles S. E. from 
Hedon ; inhabitants, 259 ; a chapelry 
to Paul. The village is said to have been 
formerly called Thorn cum Paul, and 
thence corrupted into Thorngumbald. 

Thornhill, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 2 miles S. from Dewsbury ; in- 
habitants, 1932 ; a rectory, value 40/. ; 
patron, the Hon. and Rev. J. Lumley 
Saviie. Here is a grammar school, 
founded by the Rev. C. Greenwood, 
in the reign of Charles I. Thornhill 
stands on an eminence, on the south 
side of the Calder, commanding exten- 
sive views along its picturesque banks. 
A branch of the Saviie family was long 
resident in this place ; their seat, an 
ancient embattled mansion, was demo- 
lished by the forces of the parliament 
in the civil wars ; a mere fragment yet 
remains. On the north side of the 
church is the chapel of the Saviles, 
which boasts a noble collection of the 
monuments of that ancient race : the 
last descendant of this branch, Sir 
George Saviie, many years the pa- 
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died in 1784, and was buried at Thorn- 
hill with his ancestors. The windows 
of the church were once ornamented 
with stained glass, of which there are 
still some small remains. Thornhill 
contains the townships of Flockton, 
Shitlington, and Lower Whitley. En- 
tire population, 5458. 

Thornhill Lees, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the preceding township and 
parish. This place is remarkable only 
for its being the scene of the appre- 
hension of some persons, called Ra- 
dical Delegates, in the year 1817, 
who, partly from the pressure of se- 
vere distress, partly from a seditious 
spirit, and partly from the instigation of 
the notorious spy Oliver, had assembled 
here to deliberate, doubtless, on some 
very exceptionable, dangerous, and il- 
legal undertakings : being surrounded 
by a detachment of military, they were 
carried before an assembled body of 
magistrates, but luckily the result was 
not sanguinary, as the evidence was 
insufficient to go to a jury. Whatever 
might be the feeling of a majority in 
parliament, the nation was generally 
displeased at the system of espionage 
•avowed by the prime minister on this 
occasion, as it is difficult to imagine that 
the social compact can receive any be- 
nefit equivalent to the evil resulting from 
the destruction of confidence between 
man and man. Let those who advocate 
such a system remember, that the most 
odious appellation attached to the cha- 
racter of the arch fiend himself, is that 
of " the accuser," whose practice and 
pastime it is, first to seduce and then 
to betray. 

Thornhills, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Hartshead, wapen- 
take of Morley, 4§ miles E. from 
Halifax. 

Thornholme, or Thurnholme, 
E. R. (6) a township in the parish of 
Burton Agnes, wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 4§ miles S. W. from Bridlington ; 
inhabitants, 94. 

Thornhurst, W. R. (8) a hamlet 



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in the township and parish of Owston, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 4 miles N* 
from Doncaster. 

Thorn Park, N. R. (3) a hamlet 
in the township of East Ayton, parish 
of Seatner, wapentake of Lythe, 5 miles 
W. from Scarborough. 

Thorns, W^. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Horton, in 
Ribblesdale, wapentake of Ewcross, 12 
miles N. from Settle. 

Thorns, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Muker, parish of Grinton, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 2 miles 
N. W. from Muker. 

THORNSCOE, OrTHURNSCOE,W.R. 

(8) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Straff orth and Tickhill, 8 
miles W. from Doncaster ; inhabitants, 
205; a rectory, value 11/. 7s. 8§</.; pa- 
tron, Earl Fitzwilliam. 

Thornseat, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Brad field, parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 7 miles S. from Penistone. 

Thorns House, W. R. (8). See 
Alverthorpe. 

Thorns House. W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Temple New- 
sam, parish of Whitchurch, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 2 miles S. W. from 
Leeds. 

Thornthorpe, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Bury- 
thorpe, wapentake of Buckrose, 2$ 
miles S. from Malton. 

Thornthwaite, W. R. (4) a 
township with Padside, in the parish 
of Hampsthwaite, wapentake of Claro, 
5 miles S. from Pateley Bridge ; in- 
habitants, 309 j a chapelry to Hamps- 
thwaite. 

Thornton, W. R. (4) a township 
in the parish of Bradford, wapentake 
of Morley, 4 miles W. from Brad- 
ford ; inhabitants, 4100 ; a chapelry to 
Bradford. 

Thornton, W. R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 6 miles S. W. from Skipton; in- 
habitants, 1829 ; a rectory, value 19/. 



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bs. 2\d. ; patron, Sir John Lister Kaye, 
Bart. Here are alms-houses for five 
poor widows ; and Fence End, the seat 
of the Rev. W. A. Wasney. This pa- 
rish, for distinctions sake, is some- 
times called Thornton in Craven. 

Thornton, N. R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Pickering 
Lythe, 2f miles E. from Pickering; in- 
habitants, 879; a rector}', value 20/.; 
patron, Richard Hill, Esq. Here is a 
grammar school, and also an hospital, 
founded in 1657, by Viscountess Lum- 
ley, for twelve poor widows. Thorn- 
ton House, is the seat of Richard 
Hill, Esq. The parish contains the 
township of Farmanby. Entire popu- 
lation, 1282. 

Thornton, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Stainton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 4 miles E. 
from Yarm. 

Thornton, N. R. (5) a township 
with Baxby, in the parish of Coxwold, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 3 miles N. 
from Easingwold ; inhabitants, 70. 

Thornton, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the division of Wilton Bea- 
con, 5 miles S. W. from Pocklington ; 
inhabitants, 198 ; a vicarage, value 71. 
5s. 10J. ; patron, the Dean of York. 
This parish contains the townships of 
Allerthorpe, Melbourne, Storthwood, 
and Waplington. Entire popula- 
tion, 722. 

Thornton Bishop, W. R. (5). 
See Bishop Thornton. 

Thornton Bridge, N. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Braffer- 
ton, wapentake of Hallikeld, 3 miles 
N. E. from Boroughbridge ; inhabi- 
tants, 43. 

Thornton le Beans, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of North Otter- 
ington, wapentake of Allertonshire, 3 
miles S. E. from Northallerton ; in- 
habitants, 247. Crosby Hall, in this 
township, is the seat of the Rev. Wil- 
liam Dent. 

Thornton i.v. Clav, N. R. (5) a 



township in the parish of Foston, wa- 
pentake of Bulmer, 8 miles S. W. from 
Malton ; inhabitants, 173. 

Thornton Le Moor, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of North Otter- 
ington, wapentake of Birdforth, 5 miles 
S. E. from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 
294. Here is the seat of Thos. Beckett, 
Esq. The ancient chapel of ease has 
been suffered to go to ruin ; a small part 
of it is converted into a village school. 

Thornton le Street, N. R. (2) 
a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of Allertonshire, 3 miles N. Jfrom 
Thirsk ; inhabitants, 131; a vicarage, 
value 4/. ; patron, the Dean and Chap- 
ter of Christ Church, Oxford. This vil- 
lage seems to have obtained its name 
from its situation on a branch of an 
ancient Roman road. Wood End, in 
this township, is the seat of Samuel 
Crompton, Esq. The parish contains 
the township of North Kilvington. 
Entire population, 199. 

Thornton in Lonsdale, W. R. 
(4) a parish and township in the wa- 
pentake of Ewcross, 11 miles N.W. 
from Settle; inhabitants, 535; a vicar- 
age, value 28/. 13*. Id. ; patron, the 
Dean and Chapter of Worcester. Hal- 
stead, in this township, is the seat of 
Mrs. Foxcroft. Near the village is a 
tremendous cliff, called Thornton Scar, 
partly covered with wood, and partly 
exhibiting the bare rock : this Scar is 
about 300 feet in height, and stretches 
to a considerable distance, varying its 
elevation ; on the opposite side is 
another rocky ridge, not quite so per- 
pendicular, and between them runs a 
small torrent, forming a succession of 
cascades. At a short distance from 
the Scar is Thornton Force, a cata- 
ract, in which the small river Don 
rushing, partly from an aperture in the 
rocks, and partly over their ledge, 
falls at once near thirty yards, in one 
unbroken sheet ; it then tumbles over 
some irregular projections into a deep 
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turesque, the tops and sides of the 
rocks being fringed with ivy and other 
shrubs. About two miles to the north 
is Raven Ree, a rocky promontory, 
40 yards in height, and almost covered 
with evergreens ; and about two miles 
further, under the mountain of Grey 
Garth, is the curious excavation, called 
Yordas Cave : the walls are of black 
marble, curiously veined with red and 
white ; its length is near 60 yards, its 
breadth 15 yards, and its height 47 
feet; its entrance is through a rude 
arched opening, like the gateway of 
some ancient castle, which soon ex- 
pands into a spacious apartment; small 
cascades fall from the roof and sides, 
and at the bottom is a small brook. 
Here are several petrifactions, form- 
ing, according to the fancy of the spec- 
tator, a bishop's throne and an organ; to 
the left are some natural closets, called 
Yordas chamber, Yordas oven, &c. ; 
but the whole cavern, though suffici- 
ently curious, will not bear comparison 
with that at Castleton, in Derbyshire. 
Two miles still further to the north, 
and partly in the parish of Sedbergh, 
is Whernside, the highest mountain in 
England, having an elevation of 2384 
feet, situated in the midst of a vast 
amphitheatre of hills, and having on its 
summit several small tarns or lakes. 
The parish of Thornton contains the 
township of Burton. Entire popu- 
lation, 1281. 

Thornton Lodge, W. R. (7). See 
Lockwood. 

Thornton Riseborough, N. R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Nor- 
manby, wapentake of Rydale, 4 miles 
W. from Pickering; inhabitants, 32. 

Thornton Rust, N. R. (1) a 
township in the parish of Aysgarth, 
wapentake of Hang West, 2 miles S. E. 
from Askrigg ; inhabitants, 135. 

Thornton Steward, N. R. (1) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Hang West, 6 miles S. E. from Ley- 
burn ; inhabitants, 265 ; a vicarage, 
value 61, \3s. life?.; patron, the Bi- 



shop of Chester. This village is plea- 
santly seated in Wensley Dale, on the 
north side of the river Ure. 

Thornton Watlas, N. R. (2) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Hang East, 3 miles S. W. from Be- 
dale ; inhabitants, 180 ; a rectory, va- 
lue 61. 10*. lOrf. ; patron, Mark Mil- 
bank, Esq. Thornton Hall is the 
seat of Sir E. Smith Dodsworth, Bart. 
The church is ancient; half way up 
the steeple, which appears to have 
been used as a watch tower, is a small 
room, with a stone floor, and fire- 
place, with windows in the sides. The 
parish contains the townships of Clif- 
ton, Rookwith and Thirn. Entire po- 
pulation, 432. 

Thornville, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Whixley, wapen- 
take of Claro, 5 miles N. E. from We- 
therby ; inhabitants, 13. 

Thornville Royal, W. R. (5). 
See Allerton Mauleverer. 

Thorodale, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Hawnby, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 8 miles N. W. 
from Helmsley. 

Thorpe, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of BurnsaD, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 9 miles N. 
from Skipton. This village, sometimes 
called Thorpe sub Montem, is so en- 
vironed by hills, that at first sight it 
seems difficult to see how the waters 
escape, and why it is not a lake. Here 
is a cave, called Knave Knoll Hole, 
in a place difficult of access, in which, 
some years ago, a human skeleton was 
discovered. 

Thorpe, N. R. (3) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Fylingdales, 
wapentake of Whitby Strand, 6 miles 
S. E. from Whitby. 

Thorpe, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
Howdenshire, 1 1 miles E. from Selby ; 
inhabitants, 53. 

Thorpe, W. R. (7). See Sowerby. 

Thorpe, or Finthorpe, W. R. (7) 
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Almondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
2f miles S. E. from Huddersfield. 

Thorpe Arch, (5) a parish and 
township in the Ainsty, 5 miles S. E. 
from Wetherby ; inhabitants, 343 ; a 
vicarage, value 31. 15s. bd. ; patron, 
W. Wheeler, Esq. The name of Arch 
is supposed to be a contraction of 
D'Archis, a Norman family, to whom it 
once belonged. Across the river Ouse, 
is the village of Boston, (which see), 
containing a mineral spring, whose 
waters are fast rising into reputation. 

Thorpe Audlin, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Badsworth, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 4f miles S. 
from Pontefract ; inhabitants, 344. 

Thorpe Bassett, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Buckrose. 8 miles N. W. from Sled- 
mere ; inhabitants, 156 ; a rectory, 
value 12/. ; patron, R. "Watson, Esq. 

Thorpe Brantingham, E. R. (6) 
a township in the parish of Branting- 
ham, division of Hunsley Beacon, 2 
miles S. E. from South Cave ; inhabi- 
tants, 174. Here is the seat of the Rev. 
E. W. Barnard. 

Thorpe, East, E. R. (6). See 
East Thorpe. 

Thorpe Green, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Thorpe Under- 
wood, parish of Little Ouseburn, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 6 miles S. E. from 
Boroughbridge. 

Thorpe Hall, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Selby, 
wapentake of Barkston Ash, 2 miles 
W. from Selby. 

Thorpe Hall, E. R. (6). See 
Rudston. 

Thorpe Hesley, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Kimberworth, 
parish of Rotherham, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 miles N. W. 
from Rotherham. 

Thorpe in Balne, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Barnby upon 
Dunn, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles N.E. from Doncas- 
ter ; inhabitants, 122. 



Thorpe le Street, E. R. (6) a 
township in the parish of Nunburn- 
holine, division of Holme Beacon, 3 
miles N. W. from Market Weighton ; 
inhabitants, 37. 

Thorpe Lidget, E. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Thorpe, parish 
of Howden, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 11 miles E. from Selby. 

Thorpe on the Hill, W.R. (8) 
a township in the parish of Roth well, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles N. from 
Wakefield ; inhabitauts, 80. Here is 
the seat of William Fenton, Esq. 

Thorpe on Tees, N. R. (1 ) a town- 
ship with Wycli fife, in the parish of Wy- 
clifFe, wapentake of Giiling West, 2 
miles N. E. from Greta Bridge ; inha- 
bitants, 152. Thorpe Lodge is the seat 
of Sir T. C. Constable, Bart. 

Thorpe Perrow, N.R. (2). See 
Snape. 

Thorpe Salvin, W. R. (8) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 9 miles S. E. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 199 ; a 
perpetual curacy ; patron, the Duke of 
Leeds. The church of this village is 
remarkable for its ancient door-way, 
supposed to be Saxon, and it contains a 
curiously carved font, representing the 
four seasons. 

Thorpe Stapleton, W.R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Whitchurch, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 3 miles S. E. 
from Leeds ; inhabitants, 25. 

Thorpe Upper, W, R. (8). See 
Upper Thorpe. 

Thorpe under Stone, N.R. (1) 
a hamlet in the township of Hudswell, 
parish of Catterick, wapentake of Hang 
West, 4 miles W. from Richmond. 

Thorpe Underwood, W. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Little Ouse- 
burn, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles 
S. E. from Borough Bridge ; inhabi- 
tants, 179. 

Thorpe West, W> R. (8). See 
West Thorpe. 

Thorpe Willoughby, W. R. (5) 
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wapentake of Barkston Ash, 2 miles 
W. from Selby ; inhabitants, 144. 

Threapland, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Cracow, parish of 
Burnsall, wapentake of Staincliffe, 6 
miles N. from Skipton. 

Threshfield, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Linton, wapentake 
of Staincliffe, 6 miles S. from Kettle- 
well; inhabitants, 237. Netherside in 
this township is the seat of Alexander 
Nowell, Esq. Here is a grammar 
school, founded in 1674, by the Rev. 
Matthew Hewitt. 

Thribergh, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 3 miles N. E. from 
Rotherham; inhabitants, 315 ; a rec- 
tory, value 12/. 11*. 5§rf. ; patron, John 
Fullerton, Esq. Thribergh Park is the 
seat of John Fullerton, Esq. 

Thrintoft, N.R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, wa- 
pentake of Gilling East, 2 miles W. 
from Northallerton; inhabitants, 165. 

Throapham, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Laughton en le 
Morthen, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles S. from Tickhill ; in- 
habitants, 50. 

Throxenby, N. R. (3) a township 
in the parish of Scalby, wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 2 miles W. from Scar- 
borough ; inhabitants, 66. 

THRUSCROSS,OrTHURCROSS, W.R. 
(4) a township in the parish of Fewston, 
wapentake of Claro, 5 miles S. from 
Pateley Bridge ; inhabitants, 600 ; a 
chapelry to Fewston. Rockingstone 
Hall in this township is a shooting box 
belonging to Mr. Nicholson. 

Thunderbush, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kildale, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 4 miles S. E. 
from Guisborough. 

Thundercliffe Grange, W. R. 
(8). See Kimberworth. 

Thurcroft, W. R. (8). See 
Laughton en le Morthen. 

Thurgoland, W.R. (8) a. town- 



ship in the parish of Silkstone, wapen- 
take of Staincross, 4 miles S. E. from 
Penistone ; inhabitants, 819. 

Thurlsoe, N. R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Hack- 
ness, wapentake of Whitby Strand, 4§ 
miles W. from Scarborough. 

Thurlstone, W.R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Penistone, wapen- 
take of Staincross, 1 mile W. from Penis- 
tone ; inhabitants, 1524. In this place 
was born, 1682, Nicholas Saunderson: 
when only a year old, he was deprived 
of his sight by the small-pox; being sent 
to the free-school at Penistone, he at- 
tained to great proficiency in classical 
learning, and afterwards made such 
progress in algebra and geometry, that 
his friends sent him to Cambridge, 
where he delivered lectures on mathe- 
matics to crowded audiences ; on the 
resignation of Whiston, he was ap- 
pointed the Lucasian professor : his ele- 
ments of algebra, and his treatise on 
fluxions, are yet esteemed : he died in 
1739. The manners of Saunderson 
were rude, and his opinions too free for 
the air of a university ; but he exhi- 
bits the most powerful example which 
England has seen of the concentration 
and force of intellect in any individual 
labouring under so severe a privation 
as loss of sight. Dr. Blacklock was a 
poet, at least a versifier, and John Met- 
calf of Knaresborough exceeded Saun- 
derson in the variety of his acquirements, 
and his dexterity in out-of-door occupa- 
tions, but it was left to the Lucasian pro- 
fessor to acquire, in an age of science, a 
name second only to Sir Isaac Newton. 

Thurnholme, E. R. (6). See 
Thornholme. 

Thurnscoe, W. R. (8). See 
Thornscoe. 

Thurston andThurston Clough, 
W.R. (7) two hamlets in the town- 
ship of Quick, parish of Rochdale, Lan- 
cashire, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2 miles 
W. from Dobcross. 

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township in the parish of Kirkburton, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 5 miles S. E. 
from Huddersfield; inhabitants, 989. 
Stortbes Hall in this township is the 
seat of C. H. Bill, Esq. 

Thuskin Holes, W. R. (7) a ham- 
let in the township of Hepworth,'parish 
of Kirkburton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
6 miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Thwaite, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Muker, parish of Grin- 
ton, wapentake of Gilling West, 6 miles 
W. from Askrigg. 

Thwaite Bridge, N. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township of High Abbot- 
side, parish of Aysgarth, wapentake 
of Hang West, 4 miles W. from Hawes. 

Thwaite House, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township of Fountains 
Earth, parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wa- 
pentake of Claro, 9 miles N. W. from 
Pateley Bridge. 

Thwaite Mills, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Roth- 
well, wapentake of Agbrigg, 2£ miles 
S. E. from Leeds. 

Thwaites, W.R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Scdbergh, 
wapentake of Ewcross, 4 miles N. E. 
from Sedbergh. 

Thwaites, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Keighley, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 1 mile E. from 
Keighley. 

Thwing, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 8 miles W. from Bridlington ; in- 
habitants, 514 ; a rectory in two medie- 
ties, value 8/. 12s. Id. each; patron, the 
King. Wold Cottage in this parish is 
the seat of the Rev. T. Fish Foord 
Bowes. The place is remarkable from 
the circumstance of a stone falling from 
the atmosphere, on the 15th of De- 
cember, 1795, at three o'clock in the 
afternoon, in a south-western direc- 
tion ; its weight was 56 pounds, its 
breadth 28 inches, its length 56 inches : 
it is now lodged in Mr. Sowerby's 
museum in London. In its fall, which 



was witnessed by two persons, it exca- 
vated a place in the earth to the depth 
of 12 inches, and penetrated the chalk 
rock below seven inches further; to 
commemorate the event, the late Major 
Topham erected an obelisk on the spot : 
the substance of the stone, while it 
resembles in composition those which 
have fallen in other parts of the world, 
has no affinity to the natural stones of 
the district in which it fell. The sur- 
face has a black and vitrified appear- 
ance, exhibiting marks" of a volcanic 
origin : to account for the pheno- 
menon, two h5 T pothcses have been 
started ; either that the stone was pro- 
jected by some submarine volcano, 
which the slanting direction in which 
it fell, and its vicinity to the sea might 
render probable; or that it was pro- 
jected by the furious eruption of a vol- 
cano in the moon, and driven within 
the sphere of the superior gravitation 
of the earth : both these notions are 
attended with great difficulties, but the 
latter opinion seems most to prevail, 
from a consideration that similar sub- 
stances have fallen in countries very 
remote from the ocean and from any 
known volcano. 

Th wingarth, N.R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Luncdale, parish of 
Romaldkirk, wapentake of Gilling West, * 
5 miles. W. from Romaldkirk. 

Tibthorpe, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Kirkburn, division of 
Bainton Beacon, 6£ miles S. W. from 
Driffield, inhabitants, 221. 

Tickhill, W.R. (8) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town in the wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles W. 
from Bawtry, 45 S. from York, 157 from 
London ; inhabitants, 1 850 ; a vicar- 
age, value 11. Is. 6d. ; patron, George 
Foljambe, Esq. ; market, Friday ; fair, 
August 21. Tickhill lies in a valley 
watered by a brook, and being a strag- 
gling place, covers a great deal of 
ground ; some of the houses are of 
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cannot be considered as handsomely 
built ; the church and castle are the 
most conspicuous objects ; the former 
which is a spacious and handsome 
structure, with a lofty and beautiful 
tower, seems to be of the age of Ed- 
ward III. Of the castle, little remains 
but the elevated mound on which the 
circular keep formerly stood, with the 
ditch and part of some walls ; an an- 
cient gateway, forming the entrance to 
the western side, is the most curious 
part of the ruins ; the northern part of 
the structure, with modern repairs and 
additions, is the seat of the Hon. 
Frederick Lumley ; a great part of the 
ground within the walls, is converted 
into gardens and shrubberies, and the 
steep declivity of the mount has been 
planted with much taste ; some noble 
trees which skirt the ditch and wall, 
give the site a very interesting appear- 
ance. From the similarity of sound of 
Tickhill with Tichel, the Dutch word 
signifying a brick, it has been idly sup- 
posed that this fortress was built with 
that material, but a Norman castle was 
always constructed with stone, and the 
art of brickmaking seems to have been 
lost in this country at the departure of 
the Romans, and was not revived till 
the age of Richard II. Tickhill castle 
was probably built by Roger de Busli, 
one of the Conqueror's followers : it 
was accounted of such dignity, that all 
the manors hereabouts pertaining to 
it, were styled the honour of Tickkill. 
In the civil wars, this castle was gar- 
risoned by the King's troops, but it 
stood only two days after the battle of 
Marston Moor, when Major Monck- 
ton surrendered it to the parliamen- 
tary force, it being much better sup- 
plied with provisions than with military 
stores : this fortress was presently dis- 
mantled, by order of Parliament, who 
seem to have had as great an antipathy 
to castles as Henry VIII. had to monas- 
teries : it is at present in lease from the 
crown to the Earl of Scarborough. A 



little below the town, are some small 
remains of a priory of Augustine friars, 
now occupied as a farm house. The 
environs of Tickhill are pleasant, and 
the soil generally fertile, but the wheat, 
from some unknown cause, is liable to 
mildew. The principal trade of the 
place is malting. Tickhill gave birth to 
Dr. Ezreel Tong, the associate of that 
intolerable villain, Titus Oates, in the 
fabrication of the popish plot, 1678. 
Near the town is Eastfield, the seat of 
E. E. Laughton, Esq. The parish con- 
tains the township of Stansill with 
Wellingley and Wilsick. Entire popu- 
lation, 1884. 

Tickton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of St. John's, Beverley, divi- 
sion of Hunsley Beacon, 2f miles N. E. 
from Beverley ; inhabitants, 110. The 
river Hull is navigable to this place : 
here is Mount Pleasant, the seat of 
William West, Esq. 

Tilts, W. R. (8) a township with 
Langthwaite, in the parish of Doncas- 
ter, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 4 miles N. from Doncaster ; in- 
habitants, 21. 

Timble, Great, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Fewston, wapen- 
take of Claro, 12 miles E. from Skip- 
ton ; inhabitants, 233. 

Timble, Little, W.R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Otley, wapentake 
of Claro, 13 miles E. from Skipton ; 
inhabitants, 62. 

Timble Ings, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Great Timble, pa- 
rish of Fewston, wapentake of Claro, 
12 miles E. from Skipton. 

Tingle Bridge, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Brampton Bier- 
low, parish of Wath upon Dearn, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 
miles N. from Rotherham. 

Tingley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of West Ardsley, 
wapentake of Morley, 4 miles N. E. 
from Dewsbury. Tingley House is the 
seat of the Rev. W. Wood. 
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Tinker Brook, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Bradfield, parish 
of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 7 miles N. W. from 
Sheffield. 

Tinsley, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Rotherham, wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles N.E. 
from Sheffield ; inhabitants, 327 ; a 
chapelry to Rotherham. 

Tithe Dale, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Fishlake, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 
miles N. W. from Thorne. 

Tocketts, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Guisborough, wapentake 
of Langbarugh, If mile N. E. from 
Guisborough ; inhabitants, 46. In this 
pleasant village was an ancient chapel, 
founded by a family of the same name : 
the township is sometimes called Plan- 
tation. 

Tockwith, (5) a township in the 
parish of Bilton in the Ainsty, 7 miles 
N. from Tadcaster ; iuhabitants, 456. 

Todber, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Rimington, parish of Gis- 
burn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 miles 
S. from Gisburn. 

Todmorden, W. R. (7) a town- 
ship and market town, chiefly in the 
parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, but a 
part in the parish of Halifax, wapen- 
take of Morley, 11 miles S.W. from 
Halifax. This is a flourishing district, 
situated in a delightful valley. 

Todwick, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 7 miles S. E. from 
Rotherham ; inhabitants, 210 ; a rec- 
tory, value 61. 14s. Id. ; patron, the 
Duke of Leeds. Todwick Grange is the 
seat of George Fox, Esq. 

Tolesby, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Marton, wapen- 
tage of Langbarugh, 6 miles N. from 
Stokesley. Tolesby Hall is i the seat of 
.John Rudd, Esq. 

Tollerton, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Alnc, wapentake of 



Buhner, 4 miles S, from Easingwold; 
inhabitants, 481 ; fair, August 15. This 
village is supposed to derive its name 
from its being one of the places where 
travellers on entering the forest of 
Galtres, paid a certain toll, for the use 
of a guide and protector against the 
robbers and wild beasts which infested 
that district. 

Tollingham, E. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Holme on 
Spalding Moor, division of Holme 
Beacon, 5 miles S.W. from Market 
Weighton. 

Tom Cross, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Cowling, pa- 
rish of Kildwick, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 7 miles W. from Keighley. 

Tong, W. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Birstall, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 6 miles S. W. from Leeds ; inha- 
bitants, 1895; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, John Plumbe Tempest, Esq. 
Tong Hall, the seat of Colonel Tem- 
pest, is a stately mansion, built in 1702. 

Tontine Inn, N. R. (2). See 
Ingleby Arncliffe. 

Topcliffe, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 7 miles N. E. from Ripon ; in- 
habitants, 659 ; a vicarage, value 19/. 
19s. 2d. ; patron, the Dean and Chap- 
ter of York; fairs, July 17 and 18. 
Here is a grammar school endowed in 
1549. Topcliffe has been distinguished 
by several remarkable events ; it was 
in ancient times, the chief residence of 
the Percies, Earls of Northumberland ; 
the ruins of their mansion, called the 
Maiden's Bower, are yet visible, about 
half a mile south from the village : in 
this house, Henry the fourth Earl was 
murdered by the populace, in 1489, for 
enforcing a tax imposed in the reign 
of Henry VII., by the advice of Empson 
and Dudley ; and here was Charks 1. 
a prisoner to the Scottish army, when 
the treaty was carried on by their com- 
missioners, with those of the parlia- 
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price of 400,000/. ; the money in part 
was paid at Topcliffe : " the reproach," 
says Mr. Hume, " of selling their 
king and betraying their prince for 
money, the Scottish nation then un- 
derwent, and still undergo, for such 
grievous stains are not easily wiped 
away." The Swale, on which Top- 
cliffe is situated, has been called the 
Jordan of England, because in the 
year 620, Paulinus, the Roman mis- 
sionary, baptized 10,000 converts in 
the river, somewhere between Top- 
cliffe and Helperby : these tumultuary 
baptisms are not a scene of agreeable 
contemplation, for though king Edwin 
was undoubtedly sincere, it is difficult 
to conceive how a race of barbarians 
like the Northumbrian Saxons, could, 
by the hearing of a sermon or two in a 
language which they did not under- 
stand, be fitted by faith, knowledge, or 
repentance, to receive the solemn initi- 
atory rite into the Christian church. 
The parish of Topcliffe is extensive, 
and contains the townships of Aisenby, 
Baldersby, Catton, Dalton, Dishforth, 
Elmyre, Marton le Moor, Rainton and 
Skipton. Entire population, 2540. 

Topcliffe, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of West Ards- 
ley, wapentake of Morley, 5 miles N.E. 
from Dewsbury. 

Topit, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
•township of Clayton, parish of High 
Hoyland, wapentake of Staincross, 6 
miles N. from Penistone. 

Tosside, W. R. (4) a township with 
Sawley, in the parish of Gisburn, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 4 miles S.W. 
from Gisburn ; inhabitants, 561. This 
township consists of a large tract of 
pasture and moor-lands. 

Tosside Row, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the preceding township, but extra- 
parochial. 

Tottis, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Wooldale, parish of Kirk- 
burton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 miles 
S. from Huddersfield. 



Towlston, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Newton- 
Kyme, wapentake of Barkston Ash, 3 
miles W. from Tadcaster. Towlston 
Lodge is the seat of James Rhodes, Esq. 

Town End, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Wooldale, parish of 
Kirkburton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6 
miles S. from Huddersfield. 

Town End, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Bradfield, parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles W. from Sheffield. 

Town Head, W. R. (4). See Slaid- 
burn. 

Town Hill, W.R. (4). See Brad- 
ford. 

Towthorpe, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Wharram Percy, wa- 
pentake of Buckrose, 2 miles S. E. from 
Sledmere ; inhabitants, 61. 

Towthorpe, N.R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Strensall and Hunt- 
ington, wapentake of Bulmer, 4£ miles 
N. from York. 

Towton, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Saxton, wapentake of 
Barkston Ash, 2 miles S. from Tad- 
caster ; inhabitants, 94. Towton Hall 
is the seat of John Kendall, Esq. Tow- 
ton is a small village which will remain 
memorable as the scene of the most 
sanguinary battle ever fought on Eng- 
lish ground, and which took place on 
Palm Sunday, March 29, 1461, be- 
tween the Duke of Somerset on the 
part of the Lancastrians, and Ed- 
ward IV. on the part of the Yorkists : 
this monarch having received the crown 
by a sort of tumultuary election in 
London, was soon convinced that no 
security existed but by annihilating 
his rival ; learning that Queen Marga- 
ret had collected a great force in the 
north, he immediately followed her : on 
his arrival at Pomfret, he sent two of 
his officers to secure the passage of the 
Aire, over Ferrybridge, which they 
easily effected, and posted their detach- 
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the Duke of Somerset began his opera- 
tions by sending Lord Clifford to dis- 
lodge the Yorkists, which he accom- 
plished with great slaughter. The Earl 
of Warwick, the life and soul of his 
party, alarmed lest this disaster might 
discourage his troops, and willing to 
inspire confidence, ordered his horse to 
be brought, which he stabbed before 
the whole army, and kissing the hilt of 
his sword, swore to share the fate of the 
meanest soldier; he then despatched 
Lord Fauconberg to pass the Aire at 
Castleford, four miles above Ferry- 
bridge, with orders to attack those who 
guarded the post lately lost : Faucon- 
berg executed his orders with the great- 
est promptitude, and suddenly attack- 
ing Lord Clifford, completely dislodged 
and routed him ; this latter nobleman 
seeking safety in flight, when near Tad- 
caster, having taken off his gorget to 
relieve his thirst with a cup of wine, 
was struck in his throat, by a headless 
arrow shot from a bush, and imme- 
diately expired. Edward and Warwick 
now passed over the Aire at Ferry- 
bridge, with an army consisting of 
48,660 men ; to oppose him, the Duke 
of Somerset left York with an army of 
60,000, and passing through Tadcaster 
prepared to receive the Yorkists at 
Towton : the field of battle is scarcely 
more than a mile long, and is a ridge 
of high land which declined in the rear 
of both armies ; the battle commenced 
at nine in the morning : whilst the 
Yorkists were advancing to the charge, 
a fall of snow drove furiously in the 
faces of their enemies and blinded 
them ; this advantage was improved by 
a stratagem ; orders were given to a 
body of archers to send a volley of 
arrows and then to retire; the Lancas- 
trians supposing that they were within 
reach of their opponents, discharged all 
their arrows ; which thus fell short of 
the foe and did no execution : but the 
bow was soon laid aside, and the sword 
decided the contest towards evening 



the Lancastrians began to give ground ; 
the flying troops soon shaped their 
course towards Tadcaster bridge, but 
despairing to reach it, because they 
were so hotly pursued by their ene- 
mies, they turned aside, in order to pass 
the small river Cock, which runs into 
the Wharfe ; this was done in such con- 
fusion, that the river was immediately 
filled with those who were drowned, 
and who served equally as a bridge to 
their flying companions and their pur- 
suers : the slaughter in this place was 
so great, that it is said the waters of 
the river Wharfe, two miles distant, 
were tinged with the blood i the amount 
of the dead on both sides was no less 
than 36,776 men. To account for the 
sanguinary nature of the contest, we 
must recollect that it was fought hand 
to hand with the fierceness proceeding 
from personal hatred : the appearance 
of the field of battle presented an ap- 
palling spectacle of human carnage 
mingled with the snow. The victory 
was decisive, but every one who views 
the ground, must be astonished that 
the Duke of Somerset did not take 
his position on the north side of the 
Wharfe, where he might have dis- 
puted the passage of Tadcaster bridge 
with great advantage. Camden calls 
this battle the English Pharsalia, but 
surely with little reason ; in the Ro- 
man strife, a mighty principle strug- 
gled for the master^-, which was to 
decide the liberty or slavery of the 
larger part of the civilized world ; but 
at Towton, the victory was of no sort 
of importance, except to the parties 
immediately concerned, and left to the 
nation the only alternative of being 
governed by an ideotor a tyrant ; most 
of the bodies of the slain were thrown 
into five large pits : one of these was 
opened in 1734. At a small distance 
from the field of battle, is the diminu- 
tive chapel of Leod, or Ledc, which 
seems to have been an appurtenance to 
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seat of the ancient family of Tyas, five 
of whose tombs yet remain. 

Tranby, E. R. (9) a hamlet in the 
township of Hessle, parish of Kirk Ella, 
wapentake of Hullshire, 6 miles W. 
from Hull. In this pleasant village are 
the seats of J. K. Watson, Esq., John 
Todd, Esq., Samuel Cooper, Esq., and 
Mrs. Barkworth. 

Tranmire, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Newton Mulgrave, pa- 
rish of Lythe, wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 11 miles E. from Guisborough. 

Tranmoor, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Egbrough, parish of 
Kellington, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
6 miles W. from Snaith. 

Treeton, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles S. from 
Rotherham ; inhabitants, 364 ; a rec- 
tory, value 12/. ; patron, the Duke of 
Norfolk. Treeton at the conquest, 
was one of the numerous manors of 
Earl Morcar. The parish contains 
the townships of Brampton en le 
Morthen and Ulley. Entire popu- 
lation, 703. 

Trenholme, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Whorlton, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 8 miles 
S.W. from Stokesley. 

Treswick, E. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hayton, 
division of Holme Beacon, 3 miles S. 
from Pocklington. 

Troop, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Fountains Earth, parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 
9 miles N. W. from Pateley Bridge. 

Trouts Dale, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Brompton, wapen- 
take of Pickering Lythe, 8 miles W. 
from Scarborough ; inhabitants, 45. 

Trumfleet, W.R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirk 
Sandal, wapentake of Straiforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles W. from Thorne. 

Tudworth, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Hatfield, 



wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
If mile S. from Thorne. 

Tunnercliffe Gate, W.R. (7) 
a hamlet in the township of Dalton, 
parish of Kirkheaton, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 4 miles E. from Huddersfield. 

Tun stall, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 15 miles E. from Hull; inhabi- 
tants, 163 ; a perpetual curacy ; pa- 
tron, the Dean and Chapter of York. 

Tunstall, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Catterick, wapentake 
of Hang East, 7 miles N. from Bedale ; 
inhabitants, 253. In this village, two 
females died in the year 1808 ; the age of 
the elder being 107, of the younger 103. 

Tunstall, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township of Nunthorpe, parish of 
Great Ayton, wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 3 miles N. from Stokesley. 

Tunsted, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 2 miles S. E. from Dobcross. 

Tupgill, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Coverham, 
wapentake of Hang West, 2 miles 
S. W. from Middleham. Here is a 
training ground for race horses. 

Turmer Hall, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township of Ganstead, parish of 
Swine, wapentake of Holderness, 5 
miles N. E. from Hull. 

Turnbridge, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Cowick, parish of 
Snaith, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 2 
miles S. E. from Snaith. 

Turnham Hall, E. R. (5). See 
Cliffe cum Lund. 

Turvin, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Sowerby, parish of Hali- 
fax, wapentake of Morley, 7 miles 
W.S.W. from Halifax. In this ob- 
scure and somewhat romantic valley, a 
chapel of ease to Halifax was con- 
secrated in 1814, and entitled the Chapel 
of St. John in the Wilderness : more 
than half a century ago, the vale of 
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ers, who for some time set the exer- 
tions of government at defiance : at 
length the murder of an exciseman, 
who had attempted to bring some of 
the party to justice, aroused the vigi- 
lance of the magistrates, and three of 
the murderers were executed, which 
broke up the establishment. 

Twigenbury, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Tankers- 
ley, wapentake of Staincross, 5 miles 
S. from Barnsley. 

Twisleton, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Ingleton, parish of Low 
Bentham, wapentake of Ewcross, 1 
mile N. from Ingleton. 

Tyers Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Darfield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
3 miles E. from Barnsley. 

Tyresall, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Pudsey, parish of Cal- 
verley, wapentake of Morley, 2f miles 
E. from Bradford. 

U. 

Uckerby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Catterick, wapentake of 
Gilling East, 4 miles N. from Cat- 
terick ; inhabitants, 52 

Uden, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Bradfield, parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 5 miles S. from Penistone. 

Ugglebarnby, N. R. (3) a town- 
ship in the parish of Whitby, wapen- 
take of Whitby Strand, 5£ miles S. 
from Whitby ; inhabitants, 428 ; a 
perpetual curacy; patron, the Arch- 
bishop of York. In this township is 
Newton House, the seat of J. Moss, 
Esq. A chapel in this place was 
erected in the year 1137, by Nicholas, 
the Abbot of Whitby. 

Ughill, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Bradfield, parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
hill, 8 miles W. from Sheffield. 

Ugthorpe, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Lythe, wapentake of 



Langbarugh, 7 miles N. W. from 
Whitby ; inhabitants, 275. 

Ullevskelfe, W. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Bark- 
ston Ash, 3 miles S. W. from Tadcas- 
ter ; inhabitants, 426 ; a perpetual cu- 
racy ; patron, the Prebendary of Ulley- 
skelfe in York Cathedral. Here is the 
seat of John Shillitoe, Esq. 

Ulley, or Brampton Ulley, 
W. R. (8) a township in the parishes 
of Treeton and Aston, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles, S. E. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 203. 

Ulrome, E. R. (f>) a township in 
the parishes of Skipsea and Barmston, 
wapentake of Holderness, 6 miles N. 
from Hornsea; inhabitants, 170; a 
vicarage; value 31. 19*. 2c?.; patron, 
Sir Fras- Boynton, Bart. 

Ulshaw Bridge, N. R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of East 
Witton, wapentake of Hang West, 1 
mile S. E. from Middleham. 

Uncleby, E. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kirkby Un- 
derdale, wapentake of Buckrose, 7 miles 
N. from Pocklington. 

Under Bank, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Hunshelf, parish of 
Penistone, wapentake of Staincrdss, 3 
miles S. from Penistone. Under Bank 
Hall is the seat of John Fenton, Esq. 

Under Bank, W. R. (7). See 
Stansfield. 

Under Cliffe, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Brad- 
ford, wapentake of Morley, 1 mileN. E. 
from Bradford. Under Cliffe Hall is 
the seat of J. Hustler, Esq. 

Union House, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Pickhill, 
wapentake of Hallikeld, 7 miles S. E. 
from Bedale. 

Unsh riven Bridge, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Hunshelf, 
parish of Penistone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 3£ miles S. E. from Penistone. 

Unthank, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Holwick, parish of Ro- 



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maldkirk, wapentake of Gilling West, 
7 miles N. W. from Romaldkirk. 

Upleatham, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Lang- 
harugh, 3 miles N. E. from Guisbo- 
rough ; inhabitants, 239 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, the Archbishop of 
York. Upleatham Hall is the seat of 
the Dowager Lady Dundas. The vil- 
lage is pleasantly situated on the south- 
ern declivity of a hill, and commands 
an agreeable view of Shelton Castle, 
and the beautiful vale below. 

Upper Mill, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 1 mile S. E. from Dobcross ; 
fair, June 15. 

Upper Thorpe, W. R. (3) a ham- 
let in the township of Nether Hallam, 
parish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 1 mile N. W. from 
Sheffield. 

Upsall, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of South Kilvington, wapen- 
take of Birdforth, 4 miles N. from 
Thirsk; inhabitants, 118. The ancient 
family of the Scropes of Masham had a 
castle here ; the little that remains has 
been converted into a farm-house and 
offices. 

Upsall, East and West, N. R. 
(2) a township in the parish of Ormsby, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 3| miles W. 
from Guisborough ; inhabitants, 16. 

Upsland, N. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kirkling- 
ton, wapentake of Hallikeld, 6 miles 
N. from Rip on. 

Upton, E. R. (6) a township with 
Drinkhoe and Brough, in the parish 
of Skipsea, wapentake of Holderness, 
6 miles N. from Hornsea; inhabi- 
tants, 170. 

Upton, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Easington, wa- 
take'of Langbarugh, 8§ miles N. E. 
from Guisborough. 

Upton, W. R. (8) a township in the 
parish of Badsworth, wapentake of Os- 



goldcross, 6 miles S. from Pontefract ; 
inhabitants, 184. 

Ure, N. R. (1) a river, which takes 
its rise at Lady's Pillar, in a region that 
forms the boundary between Yorkshire 
and Westmoreland, and about five miles 
to the south of the source of the Swale; 
collecting many tributary streams, in 
its eastern course through the beautiful 
valley of Wensley Dale, about three 
miles below Masham, it becomes the 
boundary between the North and West 
Ridings, till it reaches the vicinity of 
Ripon, whence it makes a circuit of a 
few miles into the West Riding ; it then 
again separates the two Ridings, and 
after receiving the Swale at Myton, 
continues its course till, about six 
miles below Boroughbridge, it takes 
the name of Ouse : from the rapidity 
of the stream, and its numerous wa- 
terfalls in Wensley Dale, all prospect 
of navigation above Ripon ceases. 

Urescote, or Yoroscote, N. R. 
(1) a hamlet in the township of Low 
Abbotside, parish of Aysgarth, wapen- 
take of Hang West, 1 mile W. from 
Askrigg. 

Utley, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Keighley, wa- 
pentake of Stuincliffe, 1 mile N. from 
Keighley. 

V. 

Vjewly Hill, N.' R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Thornton 
le Street, wapentake of Allertonshire, 
4 miles N. from Thirsk. 

Views, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Worsborough, parish of 
Darfield, wapentake of Staincross, 1§ 
mile S. E. from Barnsley. 

Visit, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Hemsworth, 
wapentake of Staincross, 6 miles N. E. 
from Barnsley. 

W. 
Waddfngton, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Mitton, wapen- 



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take of Staincliffe, 8£ miles S.W. from 
Gisburn; inhabitants, 687 ; a perpetual 
curacy; patron, T. L. Parker, Esq. 
Here is an hospital for ten poor wi- 
dows, founded by Robert Parker, Esq., 
in 1701 ; and also an alms-house for 
twenty poor people of some of the 
neighbouring townships. Waddow 
Hall, in this township, is the seat of 
Thomas Taylor, Esq. 

Waddow Hall, W. R. (4). See 
Waddington. 

Wadsley and Wadsley Bridge, 
W. R. (8) two hamlets in the township 
and parish of Ecclesfield, wapentake of 
Stratforth and Tickhill, 3 miles N. W. 
from Sheffield. 

Wadsworth, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship in the parish of Halifax, wapen- 
take of Morley, 8 miles N. W. from 
Halifax ; inhabitants, 4509. 

Wadsworth Lanes, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

W'adworth, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 3 miles N. W. from 
Tickhill; inhabitants, 614; a vicarage, 
value 41. 2s. 6d. ; patron, Sir Charles 
Kent, Bart. Here is the seat of Sir 
G. Scovell, Bart. ; and Alverly Grange, 
the seat of Bryan Cooke, Esq. 

Waghen, orWAWN, E. R. (6) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Holderness, 6 miles N. from Hull ; 
inhabitants, 251 ; a vicarage, value 
71. 0s. 10d.; patron, Sir W. Smyth, 
Bart. The parish contains the town- 
ship of Meaux. Entire population, 325. 
Waitwith, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Hipswell, parish of Cat- 
tcrick, wapentake of Hang East, 2 miles 
S. from Richmond. 

Wakefield, W. R. (8) a parish, 
township, and market town, in the wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 9 miles W. from 
Pontefract, 28 S. W. from York, 182 
from London; inhabitants, 10,764; 
a vicarage, value 20/. 19s. 2d; patron, 
the King ; market, Friday ; fairs, July 
4, 5, Nov. 11,12, and every other Wed- 



nesday for horned cattle. Here is a 
free grammar school, founded by Queen 
Elizabeth ; the school house is a spa- 
cious building, erected by the Saviles, 
ancestors of the Earl of Mexborough ; 
there are several exhibitions and scho- 
larships in this school to both univer- 
sities. At Wakefield is also a school 
for 106 poor boys and girls ; and it is 
said the various charitable foundations 
of the town possess a revenue of 1000/. 
per annum, which is under the direction 
of 14 trustees. Wakefield is delightfuly 
situated on the side of a hill, sloping 
gently southward to the Calder ; the 
town is well built, several of the houses 
are lofty and elegant, constructed chiefly 
of brick : the market-place is somewhat 
confined, but has been rendered more 
convenient by the removal of the corn- 
market into West Gate. The market 
cross is an elegant structure, being an 
open colonnade of the Doric order, 
supporting a dome ; a flight of stairs 
leads to a large room, in which most 
of the business of the town is transacted. 
The fortnight cattle fairs have long been 
noted for their large supply. Wake- 
field is a place of great antiquity, be- 
ing mentioned in Domesday Book as 
Wachefeld; it was part of the royal de- 
mesnes of Edward the Confessor, and 
was transferred to William the Con- 
queror. Three centuries ago, said 
Leland, " it standeth nowal by clothy- 
ing." The description of Wakefield by 
this ancient topographer is lively and 
circumstantial — " Wakefeld upon Cal- 
der," says he, " ys a very quick market 
towne, and meately large, well served 
of flesch and fische, both from the se 
and by rivers, whereof divers be there- 
about at hande, so that al vitaile is very 
good chepe there ; a right honest man 
shall fare well for 2 pens a meale." 
" The building of the towne is meately 
faire, most of tymbre, but sum of 
stone. Al the hole profite of the towne 
standith by course drapery; there be 
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Yorkshire that hath a fairer site or 
soile ahout it ; ther be plenty of veines 
of se cole in the quarters about Wake- 
feld." The town may have obtained 
its appellation of merry, from the great 
f abundance of barley grown, and the 
quantity of malt manufactured in the 
neighbourhood. In point of plenty, no 
site could be found more favourable; 
but in turning aside from the great 
north road, to the English Appenines, 
says Doctor Whitaker, the traveller 
quickly discovers that he is entering 
upon an inferior country ; the scenery 
indeed becomes more various and in- 
teresting, but the buildings begin to 
grow rude, the churches decline in 
splendour, and the plenty and prox- 
imity of coal produce an appearance 
of filth about the houses of the lower 
orders : compare Wakefield with Don- 
caster, and its inferiority is striking — 
with Leeds, which is the next stage, 
and the comparison will be greatly to 
its advantage. The church of Wake- 
field is a spacious and elegant Gothic 
edifice ; the spire is considered the 
loftiest in Yorkshire, being in height 
228 feet : no portion of the present 
structure can be referred to a more 
early period than the reign of Henry 
III., but by far the greater part has 
been entirely re-edified. In the list of 
•its vicars some persons have expressed 
surprise, that they have not met with 
the name of Dr. Primrose. A second 
church, St. John's, has been erected 
near the north entrance of the town, 
on a spot of ground bequeathed, toge- 
ther with a thousand pounds, by Mrs. 
Newstead. At the south entrance of 
the town is an ancient stone bridge over 
the Calder, of nine arches, built in the 
reign of Edward III.; in the centre, 
•projecting on the eastern side, and 
resting partly on the sterlings, is a 
chapel built, in the florid Gothic style 
of architecture, by Edward IV., and 
endowed for the purpose of praying for 
the soul of his father, Richard Duke of 



York, and for those of all the slain 
in the battle of Wakefield : this most 
beautiful structure is ten yards in 
length, and about eight in breadth ; 
the east window, overhanging the ri- 
ver, is adorned with various and deli- 
cate tracery, and the parapets are 
perforated ; the windows on the north 
and south are equally rich ; but the 
west front, on the bridge, exceeds all 
the rest in profusion of ornament, be- 
ing divided by buttresses into compart- 
ments, forming recesses, with lofty pe- 
diments and pointed arches; above is 
an entablature, supporting niches, tur- 
rets, and five basso-relievos, on scripture 
subjects: this facade forms an assem- 
blage of embellishments in the Gothic 
style, which, for richness and delicacy, 
can scarcely be surpassed : a previous 
chapel had existed on the bridge, but 
the present structure was undoubtedly 
the work of Edward IV. On the dis- 
solution of the monasteries, the endow- 
ment for this chantry was withdrawn, 
and the chapel has been suffered to fall 
into decay; it was once occupied by an 
old clcthesman, who was in the habit of 
hanging on the precious traceries his 
filthy wares, and afterwards by a den 
of flax-dressers ; its present appropria- 
tion is, however, more classical, as it 
is now used as a news-room . At Wake- 
field are the register office for the West 
Riding, the office of the clerk of the 
peace, the paupers' lunatic asylum, a 
house of correction, various places of 
worship for the dissenters, a corn ex- 
change, a suite of public rooms, a 
theatre, the tammy hall, in imitation 
of the cloth halls of Leeds, and the 
court-house, in which the quarter ses- 
sions for the West Riding are held once 
a year. The manor of Wakefield is 
very extensive, possessing a jurisdic- 
tion, stretching from Normanton to 
the edge of Lancashire, including the 
lordship of Halifax ; it is more than 30 
miles in length, from east to west, and 
comprises 118 towns, villages, and ham- 
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lets ; its history is not very distinctly 
traced. In the reign of Edward I. it 
belonged to Earl Warrenne ; from de- 
fault of heirs in that family it reverted 
to the crown, in the reign of Edward 
III., in which it continued till it was 
granted to Henry Earl of Holland, in 
the reign of Charles I., and after pass- 
ing through several families it became, 
by purchase, in 1700, the property of 
the Duke of Leeds, in whose descend- 
ant, the present Duke, it still continues. 
Of this extensive fee, Sandal Castle was 
anciently the court or manor house, 
rendered memorable by the defeat of 
Richard Duke of York, at the battle of 
Wakefield, December 31, 1460; this 
prince, in the wars of the roses, hav- 
ing thrown himself into Sandal Castle, 
waiting for reinforcements, from his 
son, the Earl of March, was induced to 
give hattle to Queen Margaret, from his 
nonsensical apprehension that it would 
be disgraceful to a warrior to suffer 
himself to be thus shut up by a woman ; 
he marched out of Sandal, and draw- 
ing up his troops on Wakefield Green, 
was attacked from an ambuscade both 
in front and rear ; the unexpected as- 
sault threw his forces into such con- 
fusion, that in less than half an hour 
his whole army was routed, and he 
was himself taken prisoner, and his 
head was soon after struck off, with 
various circumstances of mockery and 
indignity : the fate of his second son, 
the Earl of Rutland, a beautiful youth 
of seventeen, who, flying with his tutor 
from the scene of slaughter, was slain 
by the relentles hand of Lord Clifford, 
has attracted the universal sympathy of 
the ancient historians, some of whom 
represent him as only of the age of 
twelve ; but being born in the year 
1443, he was in his seventeenth year. 
In the parliamentary wars Wakefield 
had its full share of suffering, and with 
the neighbouring towns, sometimes fell 
into the hands of one party, and some- 
times of the other ; the result of each 



being much alike, productive of pillage, 
bloodshed, and misery. Wakefield gave 
birth, in 1674, to Dr. John Potter, 
Archbishop of Canterbury, the son of 
a linen-draper : his works are nume- 
rous on antiquarian, classical, and 
theological subjects; his "Antiquities 
of Greece" yet remain a standard 
work. Joseph Bingham, a learned 
theologian, born here, in 1668, pub- 
lished a laborious work in 10 vols. 
8vo., " Origines Ecclesiastica?, or the 
Antiquities of the Christain Church," 
very curious, from the minuteness of 
its inquiries, and still consulted by 
theological students. Dr. Radcliffe, 
the eccentric physician of the age of 
the revolution, and the munificent bene- 
factor to the University of Oxford, was 
a native of Wakefield ; as was also Dr. 
John Burton, author of the " Monas- 
ticon Eboracense," published in 1758, 
a work of infinite labour and research. 
The clothing manufacture still flourishes 
at Wakefield, though the town does not, 
as in Leland's time, stand " now al by 
clothying," as it carries on by means of 
its navigation a great trade both in corn 
and coal. The Calder was first made 
navigable in 1698, and in 1760 was 
extended to Salter Hebble, near Hali- 
fax. The parish contains the townships 
of Alverthorpe with Thornes, Horbury, 
and Stanley with Wrenthorpe. Entire 
population, 22,307. 

Walburn, N. R. (1) a township in 
the parish of Downholme, wapentake 
of Hang West, 4 miles N. from Ley- 
burn ; inhabitants, 57. 

Waldby, orWAUDBY, E. R.(6)a 
township in the parish of Elloughton, 
division of Hunsley Beacon, 4 miles E. 
from South Cave ; inhabitants, 44. 

Walden, N. R. (1) a township 
with Burton, in the parish of Ays- 
garth, wapentake of Hang West, 7 
miles S. E. from Askrigg; inhabi- 
tants, 478. 

Walden Stubbs, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Womersley, 



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wapentake of Osgoldcross, 7 miles S. E. 
from Pontefract; inhabitants, 158. 

Walding Well, W. R. (8). See 
AVoodsets. 

Wales, W. R, (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 7§ miles S. from Rother- 
ham ; inhabitants, 277 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, the Duke of Leeds. 

Wales Wood, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the preceding parish and township. 

Walkingham, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship with Ockeney, extra-parochial, in 
the wapentake of Claro, 4 miles N. from 
Knaresborough ; inhabitants, 24. 

Walkington, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the division of Hunsley 
Beacon, 5 miles S. W. from Beverley j 
inhabitants, 553 ; a rectory, value 24/. 
13.v. 4rl. ; patron, Wm. Thompson, 
Esq. This parish consists of two parts, 
one of which is a copyhold manor, 
called Walkington Provost Fee, the 
other part is copyhold, within the ma- 
nor of Howden. 

Walkley, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Nether Hallam, parish 
of Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2 miles N. W. from Sheffield. 
Wallerthwaite, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Marking- 
ton, parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 4 miles S. from Ripon. 

Wall Hill, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 1 mile W. from Dobcross. 

Walling Fen, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship with Newport, in the parish of 
Eastrington, wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 5 miles E. from South Cave; 
inhabitants, 339. 

Walsgrave, N. R. (3). See 
Falsgrave. 

Walshford, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship with Ribston, in the parish of 
Hunsingore, wapentake of Claro, 3 
miles N. from Wetherby; inhabi- 
tants, 155. 

Walton, W. R. (8) a township in 



the parish of Sandal Magna, wapentake 
of Agbrigg, 3 miles S. E. from Wake- 
field; inhabitants, 385. Walton Hall 
is the seat of Chas. Waterton, Esq. 

Walton, (5) a parish and town- 
ship in the Ainsty, 2 miles E. from 
Wetherby ; inhabitants, 247 ; a per- 
petual curacy ; patron, the Impropria- 
tors. Through this parish ran the great 
north Roman road, by some writers 
called the Watling-street; it crossed the 
river Wharfe at St. Helen's Ford, near 
Walton, where formerly stood a cha- 
pel, dedicated to St. Helen, mother of 
Constantine the Great. 

Walton Head, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Follifoot, parish of 
Kirkby Overblow, wapentake of Claro, 
6 miles S. W. from Knaresborough. 

Walton, Lower and Over, W. R. 
(8) two hamlets in the township of Wal- 
ton, parish of Sandal Magna, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 3 miles S. E. from 
Wakefield. 

Walton Wood, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Upton, parish of 
Badsworth, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
5 miles S. from Pontefract. 

Wanlas, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of West Witton, 
wapentake of Hang West, 5 miles W. 
from Middleham. 

Wansford, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Nafferton, wapentake 
of Dickering, 3 miles S. E. from Drif- 
field ; inhabitants, 344. In this village 
is a considerable carpet manufactory, 
the only establishment of the kind in 
this part of the country. 

Waplev, N. R. (2) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Lofthouse, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 10 miles E. 
from Guisborough. 

Waplington, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Thornton, division 
of Wilton Beacon, 2f miles S. W. 
from Pocklington ; inhabitants, 19. 

Warder Marske, N. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Swinton, 
parish of Masham, wapentake of 



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Hang East, 10 miles N. W. from 
Ripori. 

Wardsend, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Ecclesfield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
2§ miles N. from Sheffield. 

Warlaby, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Ainderby Steeple, wapen- 
take of Gilling East, 2* miles S. W. 
from Northallerton ; inhabitants, 97. 
In this township are the extensive 
nursery grounds, called Low Sober. 

Warley, W. R. (7) a township in 
the parish of Halifax, wapentake of 
Morley, 2^ miles W. from Halifax; 
inhabitants, 4 ( J82. In this township is 
Hollings Hall, the seat of John Dear- 
don, Esq. ; and here is a Druidical re- 
main, called the Rocking Stone, about 
ten feet high, one end of which rests on 
several stones, between two of which is 
a pebble of a different grit, seemingly 
introduced for a support, and so placed 
that it cannot possibly be taken out 
without breaking or removing the 
rocks ; a very ancient and curious piece 
o workmanship. 

Warm field, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township with Heath, in the wa- 
pentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles E. from 
Wakefield ; inhabitants, 741 ; a vicar- 
age, value 51. 4s. 2d. ; patron, nine 
Trustees. Here is an hospital for seven 
poor men and a matron, founded by 
John Freston, in 1591; and another 
hospital for four old widows, founded 
by Mr. Sagar, in 1558. The parish 
contains the township of Sharlestone. 
Entire population, 1071. 

Warmsworth, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 5 miles S. W. from 
Doncaster ; inhabitants, 555 ; a rec- 
tory, value 61. 10s. 10d.; patron, Wm. 
Wrightson, Esq. In this village Geo. 
Fox, the founder of the Society of 
Friends, with his followers, held their 
first meetings, till they were perse- 
cuted by the parish priest, when they 
removed to Balby, not much better- 



ing their condition, as there also they 
endured various species of suffering. 

Warren House, N.R. (1) a small 
hamlet in the township of Ellington, 
parish of Masham, wapentake of Hang 
East, 5 miles S. E. from Middleham. 

Warsell, W. R. (5) a township, 
extra-parochial, in the wapentake of 
Claro, 5 miles N. W. from Ripley; 
inhabitants, 86. 

Warter, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Bainton 
Beacon, 5 miles N. from Market 
Weighton ; inhabitants, 428 ; a vicar- 
age, value 41. ; patron, Lord Muncas- 
ter. Warter Hall is the seat of Lord 
Muncaster. Here was once a priory 
founded in 1152, for monks of the 
Augustine order, by Geoffrey Fitz- 
Pain. 

Wart Hill, N. R.(5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
5 miles N. E. from York ; inhabitants, 
153 ; a vicarage, value 51. Is. 8rf. ; pa- 
tron, the Prebendary of Wart Hill in 
York Cathedral. Here is the seat of 
Benj. Agar, Esq. 

Wash fold, N.R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Hurst, parish of Mar- 
rick, wapentake of Gilling West, 2 
miles N» from Reeth. 

Wass, N. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Byland Membris, parish of 
Coxwold, wapentake of Birdforth, 5 
miles N. from Easingwold. 

Wassand, E. R. (6) a township 
with Seaton, in the p;.rish of Siggles- 
thornc, wapentake of Holderness, 2 
miles S. W. from Hornsea ; inhabitants, 
501. Here is the seat of the Rev. 
Charles Constable, situated, on a de- 
clivity, about a quarter of a mile from 
the west end cf Hornsea Mere, of 
which it commands an entire and 
beautiful view. 

Wath, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Halli- 
kcld, 4£ miles N. from Ripon; in- 
habitants, 186; a rectory, value 17/. 
17*. Id.; patron, the Marquis of Ayles- 



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bury. This place takes its name from 
a ford, at each end of the village, which 
the inhabitants were formerly obliged 
to wade through. Here is an alms- 
house, for two poor persons, founded 
by Dr. Peter Samwaise, in 1698; also 
a free school for all the children of the 
village. The parish contains the town- 
ships of Melmerby, Middleton Quern- 
how, and Norton Conyers. Entire po- 
pulation, 635. 

Wath, N. R. (5) a township in the 
parish of Hovingham, wapentake of 
Rydale, 8 miles W. from Malton ; in- 
habitants, 22. 

Wath upon Dearn, W. R. (8) a 
parish and township in the wapentake 
of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 miles N. 
from Rotherham ; inhabitants, 1001 ; 
a vicarage, value lb I. 10*. 2-%d. ; pa- 
tron, Christ Church College, Oxford. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Brampton Bierlow, Upper Hoyland, 
Swinton, and Wentworth. Entire po- 
pulation, 5812. 

Watton, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the division of Bainton 
Beacon, 5 miles S. from Great Drif- 
field ; inhabitants, 507 ; a perpetual 
curacy ; patron, Richard Bethell, Esq. 
Watton Abbey is the seat of Digby Le- 
gard, Esq. At this place was a nunnery 
so early as the year 686, which was de- 
stroyed probably by the Danes. About 
1150, Eustace Fitz-John founded a 
priory for Gilbertine nuns, and for 
thirteen canons, in a place almost sur- 
rounded by water ; some few remains of 
the ancient structure yet merit the at- 
tention of the antiquary. 

Waxholme, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Owthorne, wapentake 
of Holderness, 13 miles E. from Hull ; 
inhabitants, 72. 

Wayworth, N.R. (2) a small 
hamlet in the township of Commondale, 
parish of Kildale, wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 5 miles S. E. from Guis- 
borough. 

Weadland, E. R. (6) a small ham- 



let in the township of Hempholme, pa- 
rish of Leven, wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 5 miles S. E. from Driffield. 

Weardley, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Harwood, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 6 miles W. from Otley; in- 
habitants, 191. 

Weathercoat Cave, W.R. (4). 
See Ingleton. 

Weaverthorpe, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Buckrose, 4 miles N. E. from Sled- 
mere; inhabitants, 354; a vicarage, 
value 91. 6s. 0%d. ; patron, the Dean 
and Chapter of York. The parish con- 
tains the townships of East and West 
Lutton. Entire population, 645. 

Weel, E. R. (6) a township in the 
parish of St. John's, Beverley, wapen- 
take of Holderness, 1§ mile E. from 
Beverley; inhabitants, 101. 

Weeland, W. R. (8) a small ham- 
let in the township of Hensall, parish 
of Snaith, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 
2 miles N. W. from Snaith. 

Weeton, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Welwick, wa- 
pentake of Holderness, 3 miles S. E. 
from Patrington. 

Weeton, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Harwood, wapentake of 
Claro, 6§ miles N. E. from Otley ; in- 
habitants, 310. 

Weetvvood Hall, W. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of Headingley, 
parish of Leeds, wapentake of Skyrack, 
5§ miles N. W. from Leeds. 

Weighton, Market, E. R. (6) a 
parish, township, and market town, 
in the division of Holme Beacon, 9f 
miles W. from Beverley, 19 S. E. from 
York, 192 from London ; inhabitants, 
1724 ; a vicarage, value 41. 13s. 9cl. ; 
patron, the Prebendary of Weighton in 
York Cathedral ; market, Wednesday ; 
fairs, May 14, Sept. 25. This brisk 
little market town, seated at the foot 
of the Wolds, has made great ad- 
vances in improvement within a few 
years; a navigable canal to the Hum- 



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ber has much increased its trade ; the 
church is an ancient structure, in a 
very heavy style ; it had formerly a 
wooden spire. Weigh ton was usually 
thought to be the Delgovitia of the 
Romans, till Dr. Drake assigned that 
station to Londesborough : the country 
here is very fiat, but fertile. The pa- 
rish contains the township of Shipton. 
Entire population, 2093. 

Weighton, Little, E. R. (6) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Rowley, division of Hunsley BeacGn, 5 
miles S. W. from Beverley. 

Weleurn, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Buhner, wapentake of 
Bulmer, 5§ miles S. W. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 353. 

Welburn, N.R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Kirkdale, wapentake of 
Rydale, 1£ mile S. from Kirkby Moor- 
side; inhabitants, 112. 

W t elbury, N.R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bird- 
forth, 7 miles N. E. from Northaller- 
ton ; inhabitants, 257 ; a rectory, 
value 71. 2s. \\d. ; patron the King. 

Weldale, N.R. (5) a small ham- 
let in the township and parish of Eb- 
berston, wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 
1 1 miles W. from Scarborough. 

Weldon Hall, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Ferry Fryston, wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 3 miles N. from Pontefract. 

Welham, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Norton, wapentake of 
Buck rose, 1 mile S. W. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 64. Here is the seat of 
Robert Bower, Esq. 

Welham Bridge, E.R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Holme 
on Spalding Moor, division of Holme 
Beacon, 6 miles S. from Pocklington. 

Well, N. R. (2) a parish and town- 
ship in the wapentake of Hang East, 4 
miles S. from Bedale ; inhabitants, 570 ; 
a vicarage, value SI. 13*. 7d. ; patron, 
Charles Chaplin, Esq. master of Well 
hospital. Here is the seat of Richard 



Strangways, Esq., and Holly Hill, the 
seat of R. P. Strangways, Esq. This 
place derives its name from a well, de- 
dicated to St. Michael, which flows at 
all seasons of the year : here was an hos- 
pital endowed by Ralph Nevile, Lord 
of Middleham, in 1342, for one master, 
two priests,and twenty-four poor com- 
panions ; it was swept away by the in- 
discriminating fury of Henry VIII., at 
the dissolution of the monasteries, but 
was afterwards re-endowed by the Cecil 
family. The parish contains the town- 
ship of Snape. Entire population, 1059. 

Wellihole, W.R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Quick, parish of Roch- 
dale, Lancashire, wapentake of Ag- 
brigg, 2 miles S. from Dobcross. 

Wellingley, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Stansill, parish of 
Tickhill, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2 miles N. from Tickhill. 

Welton, E.R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Howden- 
shire, 8 miles W. from Hull ; inhabi- 
tants, 576; a vicarage, value 25/. ; pa- 
tron, the King. Here is an ancient 
church, with a tower in the centre ; it 
contains the effigy of a Knight Tem- 
plar. Welton House is the seat of 
Robert Raikes, Esq. The parish con- 
tains the township of Melton. Entire 
population, 683. 

Welwick, E.R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 2 miles S.E. from Patrington; 
inhabitants, 410; a vicarage, value 
61. 13*. Ad. ; patron, the King. In this 
church is a very ancient monument, 
but its inscription is obliterated ; it is 
supposed to belong to a knight of the 
family of le Gros, Earl of Albemarle. 

Welwick Thorpe, W. R. (9) a 
handet in the preceding township and 
parish. 

Wensley, N. R. (1) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Hang 
West, 1£ mile S.W.from Leyburn ; in- 
habitants, 317; a rectory, value 49/. 
9*. 9§rf. ; patron, Lord Bolton. Weni- 






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ey is delightfully situated on a gentle 
elevation above the bank of the Ure, 
and commands many beautiful pros- 
pects : here was a very ancient bridge 
over tbe river, which a few years since 
was repaired and widened. Wensley 
Dale takes its name from this parish, 
and extends westward through the ad- 
joining parish of Aysgarth : it is one of 
the richest, as well as one of the most 
picturesque, vallies in the kingdom ; its 
soil is fertile, it abounds with wood, it 
is adorned with several villages stocked 
with vast herds of cattle, and in some 
parts it produces lead ore ; whilst the 
river Ure, meandering through its luxu- 
riant pastures, enlivens the scene with 
its romantic waterfalls. The parish of 
Wensley contains the townships of 
Bolton Castle, Leyburn, Preston and 
Redmire. Entire population, 2182. 

Wentbridge, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the townships of Kirk Smeaton, 
Darrington and Thorpe Audlin, parishes 
of Kirk Smeaton, Darrington and Bads- 
worth, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 4§ 
miles S. from Pontefract. Here is a 
bridge over the river Went, which falls 
into the Don near Vermuiden's canal. 

Wentworth, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Wath upon Dearn, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 
miles N. E. from Rotherham ; inha- 
bitants, 1269 ; a perpetual curacy, pa- 
tron, Earl Fitzwilliam. Wentworth 
House, the superb mansion of Earl Fitz- 
william, was built about the year 1750, 
by the first Marquis of Rockingham ; 
it consists of a centre and two wings, 
presenting a front 600 feet in length : 
the noble portico is supported by six 
Corinthian columns: many of the apart- 
ments are magnificent, particularly the 
entrance hall and gallery, and the man- 
sion is adorned by an excellent collec- 
tion of pictures from the Italian mas- 
ters ; here are also many of the pieces 
of Vandyke, particularly the celebrated 
portrait of the first Earl of Strafford 
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some valuable antique marbles, and 
some excellent modern copies. Every 
thing without the mansion corresponds 
to the taste and grandeur within : the 
park comprises 1500 acres, richly 
clothed with wood, and embellished 
with fine pieces of water : many orna- 
mented temples break in upon the eye 
at several angles, particularly the cele- 
brated mausoleum raised by the present 
Earl, in 1788, to the memory of his 
uncle, the late Marquis of Rocking- 
ham : it is ninety feet in height, and 
consists of three divisions; in the in- 
terior is an apartment rising into a 
dome, supported by eight columns, 
encircling a marble statue of the Mar- 
quis, by Nollekens ; on one side of the 
pedestal are detailed the titles of the 
deceased, on the others are inscrip- 
tions in verse and prose, the former by 
Frederick Montagu, Esq., the latter by 
the right hon. Edmund Burke, composed 
with his usual eloquence, but perhaps a 
little too prolix, and not altogether de- 
void of that air of pretension which cha- 
racterizes the greater part of his works : 
its closing injunction, however, " Re- 
member, resemble, persevere," has been 
so implicitly obeyed, that the bright ex- 
emplar whom he so justly eulogizes, still 
benefits his country, in the reflected 
virtues and patriotism of his distin- 
guished successors. Wentworth House 
was anciently called Woodhouse, and 
was the patrimony of SirThomas Went- 
worth, afterwards Earl of Strafford, 
who was beheaded in the quarrel be- 
tween the King and Parliament, in the 
year 1641, and who, whatever may be 
thought of his principles, has never 
been surpassed in talent by any Eng- 
lish statesman : his son dying without 
issue, 1695, devised the estate to his 
nephew, the second son of Lord Rock- 
ingham, 'who assumed the name of 
Wentworth; from the Rockingham 
family, it has descended to the present 
noble possessor: The neighbouring do- 
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called Wentworth Castle, has caused 
some little confusion and mistake : this 
latter mansion was built in the year 
1730, by Thomas Wentworth, Earl of 
Strafford, a fresh creation, who was 
descended from the brother of the de- 
capitated nobleman: the title has not 
been fortunate, as, though twice re- 
newed, it has become extinct. 

Wentworth Castle, W.R. (8). 
See Stainbrough. 

Wentworth House, W. R. (8). 
See Wentworth. 

Weskett Hill, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Tong, parish of 
Birstall, wapentake of Morley, 3 miles 
S. E. from Bradford. 

Westal, E. R. (6) a small hamlet 
in the township of Bewick, parish of 
Aldborough, wapentake of Holderness, 
7 miles S.E. from Hornsea. 

Westbrook House, W. R. (4). 
See Horton, Great. 

Westby, W. R. (4) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Gisburn, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 1 mile S. from 
Gisburn. 

West End, W. R. (4) a hamlet in ■ 
the township of Thruscross, parish of 
Fewston, wapentake of Claro, 12 miles 
N. E. from Skipton. 

West End, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Stainburn, parish of 
Kirkby Overblow, wapentake of Claro, 
3 miles N. E. from Otley. 

Westerdale, N. R. (2) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 10 miles E. from Stokesley; 
inhabitants, 281 ; a chapelry to Stokes- 
ley. This township has sometimes been 
considered as part of the parish of 
Stokesley ; it possesses however all 
parochial rights, though served by a 
stipendiary curate. Amongst the moors 
is Ralph's Cross, or Westerdale Beacon. 
Westerton, W. R. (8). See Ards- 
ley, West. 

Westerton Hall, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 



Ardsley West, wapentake of Morley, 4 
miles N. W. from Wakefield. 

West Field, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township of Azerley, parish of 
Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 
6 miles N. W. from Ripon. 

West Field, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Fishlake, 
wapentake of StrafForth and Tickhill, 4 
miles N. W. from Thorne. 

West Field House, N. R. (1) a 
hamlet in the township of Mickleton, 
parish of Romaldkirk, wapentake of 
Gilling West, 3 miles N. W. from Ro- 
maldkirk. 

West Gill, W. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Garsdale, parish of Sed- 
bergh, wapentake of Ewcross, 5 miles 
S. E. from Sedbergh. 

West Hall, W.R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Stanley, parish of Wake- 
field, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3§ miles 
N. E. from Wakefield. 

West Houses, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Upper Stone Beck, 
parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake 
of Claro, 5§ miles E. from Kettlewell. 
West Houses, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Thorn- 
ton in Lonsdale, wapentake of Ewcross, 
2 miles W. from Ingleton. 

West Key Hill, W. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township of Weston, parish of 
Harewood, wapentake of Claro, 6 miles 
E. from Otley. 

Weston, W.R. (4) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 
12 miles E. from Skipton ; inhabi- 
tants, 108 ; a vicarage, value 67. 
lb. 5frf.j patron, the King. Weston 
Hall is the scat of William Vavasour, 
Esq. The parish contains the town- 
ship of Askwith. Entire popula- 
tion, 475. 

Westow, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 6 miles S. W. from Malton ; in- 
habitants, 423 ; a vicarage, value 4/. 
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York. Westow Hall is the seat of Sir 
Tatton Sykes, Bart. The parish con- 
tains the townships of Eddlethorpe 
Firby and Mennythorpe. Entire po- 
pulation, 660. 

West Sc holes, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Clayton, parish 
of Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 3 % 
miles W. from Bradford. 

West Syke Green, W.R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township of FellisclifFe, 
parish of Hampsthwaite, wapentake of 
Claro, 4 miles S. W. from Ripley. Here 
is a small free-school, founded in 1711, 
by the will of John Richmond, for 
the education of boys in Latin and 
English. 

West Thorpe, W.R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Hoyland Swaine, 
parish of Silkstone, wapentake of Stain- 
cross, 1 mile N. from Penistone. 

Westwick, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 3 miles W. from Borough^ 
bridge ; inhabitants, 27. 

West Wood, W.R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Golcar, parish of 
Huddersfield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 
miles S. W. from Huddersfield. 

Wetherby, W. R. (5) a township 
and market town in the parish of Spof- 
forth, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles 
N.W. from Tadcaster, 15 W. S. W. 
from York, 194 from London; inha- 
bitants, 1217; a chapelry to Spofforth; 
market, Thursday; fairs, Holy Thurs- 
day, and August 5. Here are held once 
a year, at Christmas, the general quar- 
ter sessions for the county. Wetherby 
is a small well-built town, pleasantly 
situated on the north bank of the river 
Wharfe, over which it has a handsome 
stone bridge, above which the river 
forms a beautiful cascade, by falling 
over a high dam, erected for the pur- 
pose of enabling several mills to grind 
corn, press oil, and rasp logwood for 
the use of the dyers. In the civil wars, 
this town had a small garrison, com- 
manded by Sir Thomas Fairfax, who in 



1642, repulsed Sir Thomas Glenham in 
two different attacks : before the erec- 
tion of the bridge, the Roman great 
north road crossed the Wharfe at St. 
Helen's ford, a little below Wetherby. 
The surrounding country is very rich 
and beautiful, but presents no pecu- 
liarly striking scenery; in the town- 
ship is Swinnow Park, a seat of R. 
Fountayne Wilson, Esq. 

Wetherby Grange, W.R. (5). 
See Micklethwaite Grange, the seat of 
Paul Beilby Thompson, Esq. ; the house 
is in an unfinished state, occupied by a 
farmer, to look after the deer in the 
park. In the grounds is a heronry. 

Wethercote, N. R. (2) a hamlet 
in the township- of Skiplam, parish of 
Kirkdale, wapentake of Rydale, 4 
miles N.W. from Kirkby Moorside. 

Wetwang, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 6 miles W. from Great Driffield ; 
inhabitants, 422 ; a vicarage, value 
91. 7s. 8§r/. ; patron, the Prebendary of 
Wetwang in York Cathedral. The pa- 
rish contains the township of Fimber. 
Entire population, 526. 

Whaitber, W.R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Burton, parish of Thorn- 
ton in Lonsdale, wapentake of Ewcross, 
3 miles W. from Ingleton. 

Wharfe, W.R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Austwick, parish of 
Clapham, wapentake of Ewcross, 5 
miles N. W. from Settle. 

Wharfe, W. R. ( 4, 5 ) a river 
which rises at Greenfield, five miles 
north of Pennigent Hill ; proceeding 
eastward, through Langstroth Dale, it 
then takes a bend to the south, and 
waters Buckden, Starbotton, and Ket- 
tlewell; whence continuing its course 
to Burnsall, Bolton Abbey, Ilkley, and 
Otley, through the picturesque and 
beautiful district of Wharfedale, it visits 
Harewood, Thorpe Arch, and Tadcas- 
ter, and falls into the Ouse near Ca- 
wood : in the earlier part of its course, 
it is a lively and impetuous stream, 
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exasperated by rocks and precipitated 
into cataracts, nor does it become fit 
for navigation till within twenty miles 
of its junction with the Ouse. 

Wharncliffe, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in tlie township of Wortley, parish 
of Tankersley, wapentake of Staincross, 
6 miles N. W. from Sheffield. Wharn- 
cliffe partakes of the nature of a forest 
and a deer park, and was anciently 
called Wharncliffe Chase : here the 
hills are finely clothed with native 
woods, and rise boldly, though not 
abruptly, from the banks of the Don ; 
they command, over a sea of foliage, a 
rich and varied prospect : on one of the 
highest peaks is Wharncliffe Lodge, 
the residence of Lady Viscoutess Erne, 
but a part of the great estate of Lord 
Wharncliffe . this house was built in 
the year 1510, by Sir Thomas Wort- 
ley, in his old age, for the pleasure of 
hearing the harts' bells, as an unique 
inscription, cut in the rock, informs the 
reader; thus exhibiting another in- 
stance of the force of the ruling passion ; 
this sylvan sound reminding the knight 
of those pursuits which his strength no 
longer permitted him to follow. In this 
house, Lady Mary Wortley Montague 
spent much of the first two or three 
years of her married life, the earliest 
and the happiest ; and here was born 
that eccentric being, her son, Edward 
Wortley Montague. Lady Mary's tes- 
timony to the beauties of Warncliffe, 
may not be without an early prejudice 
in its favour, but when she had seen, 
with the eye of a poet and an enthu- 
siast, most of the forest scenery on the 
Continent, she speaks of a belvidere 
which she had constructed in the neigh- 
bourhood of Avignon, as commanding 
the finest land prospect in Europe, 
except Wharncliffe. The place is also 
famous as the scene of the subject of the 
old ballad, the Dragon of Wantley, 
corrupted from Wortley ; a cleft in the 
rocks is still called the Dragon's Den : 
this old ditty had certainly some alle- 



gorical meaning which has not been 
satisfactorily elucidated. 

Wharram Grange, E. R. (6) a 
small hamlet in the township and parish 
of Wharram le Street, wapentake of 
Buckrose, 6 miles W. from Sledmere. 

Wharram le Street, E. R. (6) 
a parish and township in the wapen- 
take of Buckrose, 4 miles W. from 
Sledmere; inhabitants, 127; a vicar- 
age, value 61. ; patron, Lord Middleton. 
Wharram Percy, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Buckrose, 5 miles W. from Sledmere ; 
inhabitants, 44 ; a vicarage, value 
11/. 13*. Od. ; patrons, the heirs of the 
late Sir Charles Buck, Bart. The pa- 
rish contains the townships of Rais- 
tborpe, Thixendale, and Towthorpe. 
Entire population, 356. 

Whashton, N.R. (1) a township 
in the parish of Kirkby Ravensworth, 
wapentake of Gilling West, 4 miles N. 
from Richmond ; inhabitants, 140. 

Whashton Spring, N.R. (1) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Whaw, N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Arkengarth- 
dale, wapentake of Gilling West, 5 
miles N. W. from Reeth. 

Wheatcroft, W. R. (8). See 
Aldwarke Hall. 

Wheat Cross, N. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Scarbo- 
rough, wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 
2 miles S. from Scarborough. 

Wheat House, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Throapham, pa- 
rish of Laughton en le Morthen, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 5 
miles S. W. from Tickhill. 

Wheatley, W.R. (8) a township 
with Long Sandal, in the parish of Don- 
caster, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2 miles N. E. from Doncas- 
ter; inhabitants, 169. Wheatley Hall 
is the scat of Sir W. B. Cooke, Bart. : 
here is a school and an hospital in the 
village, for 12 poor persons, liberally 
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Wheatley, W. R. (7) a hamlet in 
the township of Ovenden, parish of 
Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 1£ mile 
N. W. from Halifax. 

Wheatley, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Ilkley, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 10§ miles E. from 
Skipton. 

Wheldrake, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Ouse 
and Derwent, 8 miles S. E. from York ; 
inhabitants, 638 ; a rectoiy, value 
25/. 1 7 s. 3%d ; patron, the Archbishop 
of York. In this parish, some ancient 
Roman silver coins have been ploughed 
up : it contains the township of Lang- 
with. Entire population, 677. 

Whenby, N. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Bulmer, 
7 miles E. from Easingwold ; inhabi- 
tants, 129 ; a vicarage, value 4l.Ss.4d.; 
patron, W. Gar forth, Esq. 

Whernside, W.R. (4). See Thorn- 
ton in Lonsdale. 

Whirlow, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Ecclesall Bierlow, pa- 
rish of Sheffield, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles W. from 
Sheffield. 

Whiston, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 2 miles S. E. from 
Rothertham ; inhabitants, 859 ; a rec- 
tory, value 10/. ; patron, Lord Howard 
of Effingham. 

Whiston, Upper, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the preceding parish and 
township. 

Whitby, N. R. (3) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Whitby Strand, 20 miles N.W. 
from Scarborough, 48 N. E. from 
York, 236 from London ; inhabitants, 
8697 ; a perpetual curacy ; patron, the 
Archbishop of York ; market, Satur- 
day ; fairs, August 25, and Martinmas 
Day. Whitby owes its origin to an 
abbey founded here in the year 650, 
by Oswy, king of Northumberland; 
its Saxon name was Streanshalh, from 



a watch-tower which stood on the cliff, 
it was afterwards called Presteby, or 
the Habitation of Priests, at last 
Whitby, or the White Town : the 
abbey with the town, was so entirely 
destroyed by the Danes, in 867, that its 
very name was lost in its ruins, and it 
lay desolate till near the time of the 
Norman conquest : for several cen- 
turies, Whitby was nothing more than 
a small fishing town, consisting of 30 
or 40 houses and 200 inhabitants ; the 
important discovery of the bed of alu- 
mine in the neighbourhood, elevated 
the place to a considerable degree of 
commercial consequence : the success- 
ful progress of the alum works of Mr. 
Chaloner, at Guisborough, having ex- 
cited a spirit of emulation, in the 
year 1615 a similar establishment was 
erected at Sand's End, within three 
miles of Whitby ; two great branches 
of trade were now opened, one for sup- 
plying the alum works with coal, and 
the other for the export of the alum 
to distant parts ; vessels were built ; 
the commercial spirit of the inhabi- 
tants was awakened, and one successful 
enterprize leading to another, Whitby 
became a port and town of such con- 
siderable importance, that in forty years 
the population had increased to 2000 : 
till the year 1632, the piers were con- 
structed only of wood, with a few loose 
stones put in the framing, but at that 
period, the stone piers began to be 
built, through the influence and exer- 
tions of Sir Hugh Cholmley, and 
since that time, they have been prc- 
gressively increasing with the increase 
of commerce, and an effectual barrier 
has been interposed to protect the town 
from the fury of the German Ocean : 
the east pier extends 645 feet into the 
sea, and the west pier to a length not 
less than 1860 feet from the shore; 
besides these outer piers, others have 
been formed within the harbour to 
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of access in stormy weather, and at- 
tended with an inconvenient swell : at 
the circular termination of the west 
pier, is a battery of six pieces of can- 
non, and on a commodious quay, lately 
erected, is another batten' of eight 
guns, built in the form of a crescent, 
with a small tower at each angle ; the 
east pier has also a work of defence. 
Shipping is the great pursuit at Whitby ; 
the number of its vessels exceeds 500, 
and their burden amounts to upwards 
of 60,000 tons; the seamen are distin- 
guished by courage, skill, and activity, 
and so determined is the inclination of 
its inhabitants to the sea, that the 
historian, Mr. Young, mentions one 
family of twelve brothers, who were 
all sailors. Whitby is situated on two 
opposite declivities, between which the 
river Eske runs in a direction exactly 
north, and forms the harbour; it di- 
vides the town into two nearly equal 
parts, which are connected by a draw- 
bridge, so constructed as to admit 
of ships of 600 tons burden to pass. 
The inner harbour, above the bridge, is 
capacious and secure, where are spa- 
cious dock-yards, and commodious dry 
docks : the town is closely and irre- 
gularly built, the streets being incon- 
venient, narrow, and steep ; the eastern 
half of the town is the longest, being 
three quarters of a mile in length, but 
its breadth is inconsiderable ; the west- 
ern division, however, is the larger 
and more elegant ; the houses are 
mostly of brick, but the situation, even 
of several of those of the most opu- 
lent inhabitants, appears inconvenient, 
and the town is exposed to violent 
gusts of wind collected between the 
hills and rushing impetuously down the 
vale : from the northern aspect of the 
place, and the rising of the hills to the 
south behind it, the rays of the sun are 
so little felt, that the climate is nearly as 
cold as that of Shetland, or the Ork- 
neys ; the air however is sufficiently 
salubrious. The public buildings of 



Whitby are scarcely worthy of notice ; 
the town-hall is a heavy structure of 
the Tuscan order; the church, on the 
east cliff, is approached from the bot- 
tom of the town by an ascent of 190 
stone steps ; it is an ancient edifice, 
but has undergone so many alterations, 
that little of its original appearance re- 
mains ; it contains a superb monu- 
ment to the memory of General Las- 
celles, a native of the place : at a small 
distance, in a situation unlike the shel- 
tered spots which the monks generally 
chose, stand the remains of the abbey, 
near the edge of the cliff, 240 feet above 
the level of the sea, and commanding 
a bold and picturesque prospect : a con- 
vent, originally founded by Oswy, was 
utterly destroyed by the Danes, under 
Hubba and Inguar, the sons of Lod- 
brog. The first abbess was the Lady 
Hilda, commonly called St. Hilda, 
though never canonized, niece of Ed- 
win, the first christian king of North- 
umberland : this lady was famous for 
her sanctity, and her name and me- 
mory are still revered in this part of the 
country : the rebuilding of the monas- 
tery took place soon after the conquest, 
by William de Percy, but the exact 
date of the present ruins it is some- 
what difficult to ascertain : there is a 
mixture of style, in which the pointed 
and the semicircular arch contend for 
the ascendency, and consequently it 
can scarcely be earlier than the reign of 
Henry II. : part ouly of this once mag- 
nificent church, with a. square tower 
rising from the centre, now remains. 
In the year 1765, the whole western 
wing was overturned to its foundations 
by a storm : soon after the disi 
tion of the monasteries, Whitby Abbey, 
partly by grant, and partly by purclwtse, 
came into the Cholmley family, and 
the mansion now called Whitby Abbey, 
the seat of George Cholmley, Esq. is 
supposed to have been built with the 
materials of the dilapidated monastery. 
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chapel of ease ; here are also several 
meeting houses for the different deno- 
minations of dissenters ; a theatre, the 
seamen's hospital for widows, with 
various charitable and other institu- 
tions, which merit no peculiar elucida- 
tion. What is remarkable in so bleak 
a district is, that a botanical garden 
is attached to the subscription library. 
Whitby is a very opulent town ; its 
alum works, its Greenland fisheries, as 
well as those on the coast, its coasting 
trade, with its various manufactures 
connected with ship-building, form an 
inexhaustible source of wealth. The 
neighbourhood abounds with natural 
curiosities, the various petrifactions, 
particularly the skeletons of men and 
animals, found in the. alum rocks, have 
long excited wonder, and puzzled phi- 
losophy ; ammonitse, or snake stones, 
are frequently met with on the Scarr, 
a stratum of alumine which forms the 
beach ; the snakes are enclosed in hard 
elliptical stones, and seem to be of a 
different substance from the mass in 
which they are encrusted : it is still a 
tradition with the vulgar, that they were 
real snakes with which Whitby and its 
vicinity were infested, but which being 
driven over the cliff by St. Hilda, and 
losing their heads by the fall, were 
afterwards by her prayers converted 
into stone; the resemblance of the 
snake always wants the head : these 
substances being commonly found in 
all beds of alumine, were probably by 
some fermentation brought into their 
present shape, by those unknown ope- 
rations in which nature has delighted 
to conceal her arcana. Whitby has 
frequently suffered from the depreda- 
tions of the ocean. On the 24th De- 
cember, in the year 1787, a new built 
quay, supporting a pile of buildings 80 
feet above the margin of the sea, unable 
to sustain the pressure of the earth 
above, fell with a thundering crash, 
and carried with it several houses, and 
rent asunder many others : the inhabi- 



tants had sufficient warning to escape 
with their lives, but nearly 200 fami- 
lies, in an inclement season, were left 
destitute of house, fire, or food. In 
the summer season, the environs of 
Whitby are pleasant and romantic ; they 
contain several elegant residences of 
its various opulent inhabitants, and 
the townships of Aislaby, Eskdaleside, 
Hawsker with Stainsacre, Newholme, 
Ruswarp and Ugglebarnby. Entire 
population, 12,584. 

Whitby Strand, N. R. (3) a wa- 
pentake in the North Riding, bounded 
on the north by the German Ocean, on 
the west by the wapentakes of Lang- 
barugh and Pickering Lythe, on the 
south by Pickering Lythe, and on the 
east by Pickering Lythe and the Ger- 
man Ocean ; it is a cold and bleak dis- 
trict, containing one market town, 13 
townships, 4 of which are parishes, 
2671 houses, and 14,916 inhabitants. 

Whitchurch, or Whitkirk, W.R. 
(5) a parish and township with Temple 
Newsam, in the wapentake of Skyrack, 
4 miles E. from Leeds ; inhabitants, 
1116 ; a vicarage, value 13/. 5s. 7%d. ; 
patron, Trinity College, Cambridge. 
In the church of Whitkirk was a 
chantry for two priests, founded by 
William Scargill, of Thorpe Stapelton: 
a monument of his son, though three 
centuries old, yet continues in excellent 
preservation. The remains of John 
Smeaton, the celebrated builder of the 
Eddystone Lighthouse, a native of Aus- 
thorpe, (which see), repose here under 
a handsome mural monument. This 
church also has been the burying place 
of the lords of Temple Newsam. The 
parish contains the townships of Aus- 
thorpe, Seacroft, Temple Newsam, and 
Thorpe Stapelton. Entire population, 
2232. 

Whitcliffe, W. R. (5) a township 
with Littlethorpe, inthe parish of Ripon, 
wapentake of Claro, If mile S. from Ri- 
pon; inhabitants, 157. Thorpe Hall is 
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Whitcross, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Emley, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 miles S. W. 
from Wakefield. 

Whitea, N.R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township / and parish of Grinton, wa- 
pentake? of Hang West, 3 miles S. W. 
from Reeth. 

White Hill, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Greasborough, pa- 
rish of Rotherham, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 2 miles N. from 
Sheffield. 

White Hill, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Keighley, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 3 miles W. 
from Keighley. 

White Houses, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of High Bishop 
Side, parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 1§ mile E. from Pateley Bridge. 
White Houses, N. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Eas- 
ingwold, wapentake of Bulmer, 1 mile 
N. from Easingwold. 

White Lee, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Quick, parish of 
Rochdale, Lancashire, wapentake of 
Agbrigg, 2\ miles S. from Dobcross. 

White Lees, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Scammonden, parish 
of Huddersfield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
6 miles W. from HuddersHeld. 

Whiteley Wood, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Ecclcsall 
Bierlow, parish of Sheffield, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3£ 
miles S. W. from Sheffield. Whiteley 
Wood Hall is the seat of William Sil- 
cock, Esq. 

, Whitendale, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Bowland Forest, pa- 
rish of Slaidbum, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 3 miles N. W. from Slaidbum. 

White wall, Corner, E. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Norton, wapentake of Buckrose, 2 
miles S. from Malton. This hamlet is 
conveniently situated for the training 
of race horses. 



White Well, W. R. (4) a hamlet 
in the township of Bowland Forest, but 
in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, 
wapenfake of Staincliffe, 5 miles S. W. 
from Slaidbum ; a chapelry to Whalley. 

White Windows, W. R. (7). See 
Sowerby. 

Whitfield Gill, N. R. (1). See 
Abbotside Low. 

Whitgift, W. R. (8) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Osgold- 
cross, 6 miles S. E. from Howden ; in- 
habitants, 310; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, Lord Yarborough. This place, 
situated near the junction »f the Trent 
with the Ouse, is remarkable as the 
scene of a domestic calamity which be- 
fell, in 1614, the three sons of Lord 
Sheffield, president of the north, who, 
in passing over the Ouse at Whitgift 
Ferry, were drowned with all their ser- 
vants, and their bodies never found. 
The parish of Whitgift contains the 
townships of Ousefieet, Reedness, and 
Swinefleet. Entire population, 2202. 

Whitley, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parishes of Kellington and Snaith, 
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 6 miles W. 
from Snaith ; inhabitants, 284. 

Whitley, W.*R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Ecclesfield, 
wapentake of Strafforth and TickhiH, 5 
miles N. from Sheffield. Whitley Hall 
is the seat of Win. Bingley, Esq. 

Wh itley House, W. R. (4). See 
Manningham. 

Whitley, Lower, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Thornhill r 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 8 miles S.W. 
from Wakefield ; inhabitants, 903. 

Whitley, Ufper, W. R. (8) a 
township in the parish of Kirk Heaton, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 miles S. W. 
from Wakefield; inhabitants, 764. 
Whitley Hall is the seat of R. H. 
Beaumont, Esq., whose family has 
possessed the estate since the reign of 
Henry III. ; the present mansion was 
built in the reign of Elizabeth, and en- 
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Whitley Thorpe, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the township of Whitley, pa- 
rish of Kellington, wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 7 miles W. from Snaith. 

Whit well, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bradfield, parish 
of Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 5 miles S. from Pe- 
nistone. 

Whitwell, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Catterick, wapentake 
of Gilling East, 4 miles E. from Cat- 
terick ; inhabitants, 99. 

Whitwell, N. R. (5) a township, 
extra-parochial, in the wapentake of 
Bulmer, 6 miles S. W. from Malton ; 
inhabitants, 182. Whitwell House is 
the seat of the Rev. D. R. Currer ; in 
the grounds of this mansion is a sin- 
gular well, the water of which is nearly 
the colour of milk, and from which the 
township derives its name. 

Whitwell Place, W. R. (7) a 
hamlet in the township of Elland, pa- 
rish of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 
5 miles S. from Halifax. 

Whitwood, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Featherstone, wapen- 
take of Agbrigg, 6 miles N.E. from 
Wakefield; inhabitants, 292. This 
village is remarkable for its extensive 
potteries. 

Whitwood Mere, W. R. (8) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Whixley, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Claro, 6 
miles S. E. from Boroughbridge ; in- 
habitants, 467 ; a vicarage, value 71. 
17 s. Id. ; patron, the Trustees of the 
Tancred Charity. Here was formerly 
a seat of the ancient family of Tan- 
cred; the last of whom, of this branch, 
Christopher Tancred, Esq., left his 
house and estate here, 1754, for the 
maintainance of twelve decayed gentle- 
men ; four in each of the three learned 
professions, who must be fifty years of 
age and upwards, and unmarried: the 
inmates of this hospital dine together 
every day ; they are not allowed to be 



absent a night without leave, and the 
longest time of absence allowed is five 
days. Whixley church formerly be- 
longed to the priory of Knaresborough ; 
the marks of fire are apparent in some 
parts of the building, probably occa- 
sioned by the devastations committed 
by the Scots, in the reign of Edward 
II. The park-wall, and most of the 
houses in this village, are built with 
pebbles, said to have been taken from 
the remains of the Roman road. The 
parish of Whixley contains the town- 
ships of Green Hammerton and Thorn- 
ville. Entire population, 809. 

Wholsea, E. R. (6) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Holme on Spald- 
' ing Moor, division of Hunsley Beacon, 
6 miles S. from Market Weigh ton. 

Whorlton, N. R. (2) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Langba- 
rugh, 5 miles S. W. from Stokesley ; in- 
habitants, 583 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the Marquis of Aylesbury. 
Here are the remains of a castle, sup- 
posed to have been erected in the reign 
of Richard II. ; little else is left but the 
lofty gateway, on which are the arms 
of D'Arcy, Meynell, and Grey, which 
families seem to have been successively 
lords of this fortress ; it is now the 
property of the Marquis of Aylesbury. 
The parish contains the townships of 
Faceby and Pottoe. Entire popu- 
lation, 968. 

Wibsey, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of North Bierley, parish of 
Bradford, wapentake of Morley, 2§ 
miles S. from Bradford; a chapelry to 
Bradford. 

Wibsey Low Moor, W. R. (4) a 
hamlet in the township of North Bier- 
ley, parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 3 miles S. from Bradford. 
The extensive iron and coal works of 
the Low Moor Company are -situ- 
ated here. 

Wickersley, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 4 miles E. from Ro- 



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tlierham ; inhabitauts, 432 ; a rectory, 
value 8/. 0*. 1\d. ; patron, Hen. Kater, 
Esq. In this parish is a bed of stone, 
peculiarly adapted for grindstones, 5000 
of which, it is said, are sent annually 
to Sheffield for the use of the manu- 
facturers. 

Widdale, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Hawes, parish of Ays- 
garth, wapentake of Hang West, 3 miles 
W. from Hawes. 

Widdale, N. R, (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Swainton, parish of Bromp- 
ton, wapentake of Pickering Lythe, 10 
miles S. W. from Scarborough. 

Widdington, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Little Ouseburn, 
wapentake of Claro, 8 miles S. E. from 
Boroughbridge ; inhabitants, 31. 

WlGGINGTHORPE, N. R. (5) a 

township with Terrington, in the pa- 
rish of Terrington, wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 8 miles E. from Easingwold ; in- 
habitants, 617. Here is the seat of 
Wm. Garforth, Esq. 

Wigginton, N. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Bulmer, 4 miles N. from York ; in- 
habitants, 309 ; a rectory, value 14/. 
13*. 4d. ; patron, the King. In this 
township is Plainville House, the seat 
of Chas. Smith, Esq. 

WlGGLESWORTH, W. R. (4) B tOWn- 

ship in the parish of Long Preston, wa- 
pentake of Staincliffe, 5 miles S. from 
Settle ; inhabitants, 479. 

Wighill, (5) a parish and town- 
ship in the Ainsty, 2£ miles N. from 
Tadcaster ; inhabitants, 250 ; a vicar- 
age, value 51. 3s. b'^rf. ; patron, Rich. 
Fountayne Wilson, Esq. Wighill Park 
is the seat of Rich. York, Esq. The 
family of Stapelton possessed the estate 
of Wighill upwards of five centuries ; 
it is now the property of R. Fountayne 
Wilson, Esq. 

Wigton, W. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Harewood, wapentake of 
Skyrack, 5 miles N. from Leeds ; in- 
habitants, 1(>4. 



Wigtwizle, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township of Bradfield, parish of 
Ecclesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 6 miles S . from Penistone. 

Wike, W. R. (5) a township in the 
parishes of Harewood and Bardsey, 
wapentake of Skyrack, 6 miles N. from 
Leeds ; inhabitants, 139. 

Wire, W. R. (7) a township in the 
parish of Burstall, wapentake of Mor- 
ley, 5 miles N. E. from Halifax ; in- 
habitants, 1509. 

Wilberfoss, E. R. (5) a parish 
and township in the division of Wilton 
Beacon, 8 miles E. from York 5 in- 
habitants, 385 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, four feoffees. Here was a 
nunnery of Benedictines, founded in 
1153, not a vestige of which remains. 
Wilberfoss was long the seat of an 
ancient family of the same name, of 
whom is descended William Wilber- 
force, Esq., formerly the representative 
of the county of York, whose bene- 
volent exertions in effecting the abo- 
lition of the slave trade, more than a 
monument of brass or marble, will 
perpetuate his memory. The parish 
contains the township of Newton upon 
Derwent. Entire population, 590. 

Wilby, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Cantley, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 
miles E. from Doncaster. 

Wilden Grange, N. R. (5) a 
township in the parish of Coxwold, 
wapentake of Birdforth, 7 miles N. 
from Easingwold ; inhabitants, 29. 

Wilfeholme, E. R. (6) a hamlet 
in the township of Beswick, parish of 
Kiln wick, division of Bainton Beacon, 
6 miles N. from Beverley. This place 
was formerly a common, but is now 
enclosed. 

Willerby, E. R. (6) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Dicker- 
ing, 6 miles W. from Hunraanby ; in- 
habitants, 54 ; a vicarage, value 9L 
0s. 7id. ; patron, the King. The pa- 
rish contains the townships Of Bin- 



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nington and Staxton. Entire popu- 
lation, 297. 

Willerby, E. R. (6) a township 
in the parish of Kirk Ella, wapentake 
of Hullshire, 6 miles W. from Hull ; 
inhabitants, 200. 

Willitoft, E. R. (5) a township 
with Gribthorpe, in the parish of Bub- 
with, division of Holme Beacon, 3 miles 
E. from Selby; inhabitants, 146. Wil- 
litoft Hall, now a farm-house, was, in 
the time of Charles I., a seat of the 
Vavasour family. 

Willow Edge, W. R. (7). See 
Skircoat. 

Willow House, N. R. (5). See 
Raskelf. 

Wilsden, W. R. (4) a township in 
the parish of Bradford, wapentake of 
Morley, 5 miles N. W. from Bradford ; 
inhabitants, 1711. 

Wilsell, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of High Bishop Side, 
parish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, 

1 mile E. from Pateley Bridge. 

Wilsick, W. R. (8) a township 
with Stansill and Wellingley, in the 
parish of Tickhill, wapentake of Straf- 
forth and Tickhill, 2 miles N. W. from 
Tickhill ; inhabitants, 54. Here is the 
seat of George Parker, Esq. 

WlLSTHORPE, OrWlLSTROP, W. R. 

(5) a township in the parish of Kirk 
Hammerton, in the Ainsty, 5 miles W. 
from York; inhabitants, 95. In this 
township is Skip Bridge, consisting of 
three arches, over the river Nidd, with 
a causeway, raised on both sides, which 
reaches from the bridge to the end of 
Hessay Moor. 

Wilsthorpe, E. R. (6) a township 
with Hildersthorpe, in the parish of 
Bridlington, wapentake of Dickering, 

2 miles S. from Bridlington ; inhabi- 
tants, 51. 

Wilton, N. R. (3) a township in 
the parish of Ellerburn, wapentake of 
Pickering Lythe, 4 miles E. from Pick- 
ering ; inhabitants, 203. 

Wilton, N. R. (2) a parish and 



township in the wapentake of Lang- 
barugh, 4 miles N. from Guisborough ; 
inhabitants, 405 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, the Hon. John Lowther. 

Wilton Beacon, E. R. (6) one of 
the four divisions of the extensive wa- 
pentake of Hart Hill 5 it is bounded on 
the north by the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, on the west by the river Derwent, 
on the south by Holme Beacon, and on 
the east by Bainton Beacon ; it con- 
tains one market town, 26 townships, 
14 of which are parishes, 1202 houses, 
and 6372 inhabitants. 

Wilton Bishop, E. R. (5). See 
Bishop Wilton. 

Winbury Hill, E. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Wilber- 
foss, division of Wilton Beacon, 4 miles 
W. from Pocklington. 

Winco Bank, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Eccles- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4 miles N. E. from Sheffield. 
Winco Bank Hall is the seat of Joseph 
Reads, Esq. 

Windfield, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Greasborough, parish 
of Rotherham, wapentake of Straflfortk 
and Tickhill, 2 miles N. from Ro- 
therham. 

Windhill, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Idle, parish of Calver- 
ley, wapentake of Morley, 5 miles N. 
from Bradford. 

Windhill Gate, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Woolley, parish 
of Royston, wapentake of Staincross, 

5 miles N. from Barnsley. 

Windleden, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Thurlstone, parish 
of Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, 

6 miles W. from Penistone. 

Windyate Nick, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Silsden, parish of 
Kildwick, wapentake of Staincross, 6 
miles S. E. from Skipton. 

Winestead, E. R. (9) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Holder- 
ness, 1£ mile N. from Patrington ; in- 
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habitants, 129; a rectory, value 12/.; 
patron, Mrs. Hildyard. This is a plea- 
sant village : the ancient church, sur- 
rounded by lofty trees, has an air of 
great solemnity. Wincstead Hall is 
the seat of Col. Hildyard ; and the vil- 
lage also contains the seat of Col. Mais- 
ter. At this place was born, in 1621, 
Andrew Marvel, whose father was rec- 
tor of the parish ; he was, doubtless, a 
patriot of incorruptible integrity, one 
of that rare species " who dare to love 
their country and be poor :" he was for 
several years the representative for Hull, 
and is said to be the last instance of a 
member receiving, according to ancient 
practice, a stipend from his constitu- 
ents : he was distinguished by his wit 
and the force of his satire, but his 
works being chiefly on controversial or 
temporary subjects, are now little read, 
though his recommendatory verses, 
usually prefixed to Paradise Lost, still 
keep his name before the public. 

Winksley, W. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of 
Claro, 5 miles W. from Ripon ; in- 
habitants, 176 ; a chapolry to Ripon. 

Winmoor, W. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Thorncr, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 6£ miles N. E. 
from Leeds. In this place a great bat- 
tle was fought in the year 655, between 
Oswy, king of Northumbria, and Pen- 
da, the turbulent king of Mercia, in 
which the latter, at the age of four- 
score, met with the fate which he had 
so frequently inflicted on others, and 
was left dead in the field. 

Winskill, W. R. (4) a small 
hamlet in the township of Langcliffe, 
parish of Giggles wick, wapentake of 
Staincliffe, 1 mile N. from Settle. 

Winsley, W. R. (5) a township 
with Hartwith, in the parish of Kirkby 
Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 3 miles 
N. W. from Ripley; inhabitants, 675. 

Winterburn, W. R. (4) a town- 
ship with Flashy, in the parish of 
Gargrave, wapentake of Staincliffe, 7 



miles N. W. from Skipton; inhabi- 
tants, 134. 

Winteredge, W. R. (7). See 
Hipperholme 

Winterings, N. R (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Melbecks, parish of 
Grinton, wapentake of Gilling West, 6 
miles W. from Reeth. 

Winterscale, W.R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Garsdale, parish of 
Sedbergh, wapentake of Ewcross, 4 
miles S. E. from Sedbergh. 

Wintersett, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Wragby, wapentake of 
Staincross, 6 miles S. E. from Wake- 
field; inhabitants, 135. 

Winter Well Hall, W. R. (4). 
See Skipton. 

Winton, N. R. (2) a township in 
the parish of Sigston, wapentake of 
Allertonshire, 3 miles N. E. from 
Northallerton ; inhabitants, 158. 

Wintringham, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Buck- 
rose, 7 miles N. from Sledmere ; in- 
habitants, 526 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Geo. Strickland, Esq. The 
parish contains the township of Knap- 
ton. Entire population, 552. 

Wise Hill, N. R. (1) a hamlet in 
the township of Lunedale, parish of 
Romaldkirk, wapentake of Gilling 
West, 6 miles W. from Romaldkirk. 

Wiske, N. R. (2) a river which 
rises in the parish of Osmotherley, 
whence it makes a circuitous course, 
in a north-western direction, visiting 
West Rounton, Appleton, and Sneaton, 
when turning to the south it passes by 
Danby, YafForth, and Otterington, and 
falls into the Swale, in the parish of 
Kirkby Wiske. 

Wistow, W. R. (5) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Barkston 
Ash, 5 miles N. W. from Selby ; in- 
habitants, 653 ; a vicarage, value Si. ; 
patron, the Prebendary of Wistow in 
York Cathedral. 

With ens, W. R. (7) a hamlet in the 
township of Erringden, parish of Hali- 



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Morley, 



fax, wapentake of 
S. W. from Halifax. 

Wither, W. R. (5) a hamlet in the 
township of Armley, parish of Leeds, 
wapentake of Morley, 3 miles N. W. 
from Leeds. 

Withernsea, E.R. (9) a township 
in the parish of Hollym, wapentake of 
Holderness, 4 miles N. E. from Patring- 
ton ; inhabitants, 108. The church of 
this village, situated near the ocean, 
was once a magnificent structure, but 
has long been in ruins ; it still serves, 
however, as a sea-mark, known as one 
of the Sisters, this church, and that of 
Owthorn, having been built by two la- 
dies so related. 

Withernwick, E. R. (6) a pa- 
rish and township in the wapentake of 
Holderness, 5 miles S. from Hornsea ; 
inhabitants, 370 ; a vicarage, value 
61. 7s. Id. ; patron, the Prebendary of 
Archbishop's Holme in York Cathedral. 

Witton, East, N. R. (I) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hang 
West, 2 miles S. from Middleham ; in- 
habitants, 747 ; a vicarage, value 5/. 
3s. 6§rf. ; patron, the Marquis of Ayles- 
bury ; fairs, May 3, Nov. 20 and 23. 
In this place is an excellent quarry of 
freestone. The church is a handsome 
modern Gothic structure, built by the 
late Earl of Aylesbury, 1809. The 
township is divided into two parts, 
called East Witton parish within, and 
East Witton parish without. 

Witton, West, N. R. (1) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Hang 
West, 4 miles S. W. from Leyburn ; in- 
habitants, 519 ; a perpetual curacy; 
patron, Lord Bolton. The church is 
modern, replacing an ancient struc- 
ture, probably of the age of Henry I. 
A mile to the south of this village is 
Pen Hill, a conspicuous feature in Low 
Wensley Dale. It had in the time of 
Leland, a peel or castle on its summit, 
so called from a bastard Latin word, 
used by some ancient writers, signi- 
fying a fortress, Hellifield Peel, in 



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is still remaining, and the 
town of Peel, in the Isle of Man, takes 
its name from the castle on the sum- 
mit of a rock. Pen Hill Chase was 
formerly vested in the crown, and it 
abounded with red deer. 

Wold Cottage, E. R. (6). See 
Thwing. 

Wold House, E. R. (6) a small 
hamlet in the township and parish of 
Great Driffield, division of Sainton 
Beacon, 5 miles N. from Driffield. 

Wold Newton, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Dick- 
ering, 4 miles S. W. from Hunmanby ; 
inhabitants, 1 77 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Richard Langley, Esq. Wold 
Newton was anciently a chapelry to 
Hunmanby. This place is remarkable 
for the eruption of one of those springs, 
called the Gipsey (the pronunciation 
of the G is hard), which sometimes takes 
place in the winter or spring : to form 
the Gipsey a copious supply of very 
clear and cold water rushes from the 
surface of the ground with considerable 
force ; it is probably the re-appearance 
of a Wold stream from its subterraneous 
channel, but it is much augmented by 
a continuance of heavy rains. 

Wolds, The, E. R. (6) meaning a 
place or plain without wood, are a 
district, formed by a magnificent as- 
semblage of chalky hills, extending 
through the centre, nearly from the 
northern to the southern extremity of 
the East Riding ; their height doe,s not 
exceed 600 feet ; their ascent on all 
sides command a grand and noble pro- 
spect ; their extent is supposed to be 
about 400,000 acres; the surface is 
divided into easy, though extensive, 
swells and plains, with many deep in- 
tervening vallies; the soil is commonly 
a free and rather light loam, with a 
mixture of chalky gravel. Half a cen- 
tury ago wheat was almost unknown in 
this district ; but such has been the 
state of agricultural improvement, that 
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barley bread ; and vast tracts of waste 
land, fit only for the production and 
support of rabbits, have been brought 
into a state of prosperous cultivation. 

Wolfit, W. R. (8) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Tickhill, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 
2 miles S. W. from Tickhill. 

WOLFSDALE, Or WoOLDALE, W. R. 

(7) a township in the parish of Kirk 
Burton, wapentake of Agbvigg, 6 miles 
S. from Huddersfield ; inhabitants, 3445. 
This place, like some others, proba- 
bly took its name from its abound- 
ing in wolves in the time of the Anglo- 
Saxons. 

Wombleton, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Kirkdale, wapentake 
of Rydale, 2 miles S. W. from Kirkby 
Moorside; inhabitants, 287. 

Womb well, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Darfield, wapentake of 
Strafforth and Tickhill, 4 miles S. E. 
from Barnsley ; inhabitants, 811; a 
chapelry to Darfield. 

Wombwell Wood Head, W. R. 
(8) a hamlet in the preceding township. 
Womergill Hall, N. R. (1) . See 
Lunedale. 

Womersley, W. R. (8) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of Os- 
goldcross, 5 miles S. E. from Ponte- 
fract; inhabitants, 516; a vicarage, 
value 6/. lis. 5^/.; patron, Lord 
Hawke. Womersley Park, in this 
pleasant village, is the seat of Lord 
Hawke. The parish contains the 
townships of Cridling Stubbs, Little 
Smeaton, and Walden Stubbs. En- 
tire population, 746. 

Woodale, or Deepdale, N. R. 
(4) a hamlet in the township of Carl- 
ton High Dale, parish of Coverham, 
wapentake of Hang West, 6 miles N. E. 
from Kettlewell. 

Woodale, High and Low, W. R. 
(4) two small hamlets in the township 
of Upper Stonebeck, parish of Kirkby 
Malzeard, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles 
N. E. from Kettlewell. 



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Woodale Houses, N. R. (2) a 
hamlet in the township of Ugthorpe, 
parish of Lythe, wapentake of Lang- 
bar tigb, 9 miles W. from Whitby. 

Wood End, N. R. (5). See Thorn- 
ton le Street. 

Wood End Lodge, N. R. (1) a 
small hamlet in the township of Bain- 
bridge, parish of Aysgarth, wapentake 
of Hang West, 3$ miles S. E. from 
Hawes. 

Wood Foot, W. R. (8) a small 
hamlet in the township of Greasbo- 
rough, parish of Rotherham, wapen- 
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles 
N. from Rotherham. 

Wood Hall, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship with Hart Hill, in the parish of 
Hart Hill, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 8 miles S. from Rotherham ; 
inhabitants, 650. 

Wood Hall, E. R. (5) a township 
with Brackenholme, in the parish of 
Hemingborough, wapentake of Ouse 
and Derwent, 6 miles E. from Selby. 
inhabitants, 90. Here is the seat of 
Chas. Reeves, Esq. 

Wood Hall, E. R. (6). See El- 
lerby. 

Wood Hall, N. R. (1) a hamlet 
in the township of Askrigg, parish of 
Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang West, 
If mile E. from Askrigg. Here is the 
seat of Cbrist. Aldcrson, Esq. 

Wood Hall, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Womers- 
ley, wapentake of Osgoldcross, 5 miles 
E. from Pontefract. 

Wood Hall, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Sicklinghall, parish 
of Kirkby Overblow, wapentake of 
Claro, 2f miles S. W. from Wetherby. 
Wood Hall, Middle, Nether, 
and Over, W. R. (8) three small ham- 
lets in the township and parish of Dar- 
field, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- 
bill, 4 miles S. E. from Barnsley. At 
Wood Hall Nether is the seat of John 
Garland, Esq. 

Wood Hall Hill, W. R. (5) a 



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hamlet in the township and parish of 
Calverley, wapentake of Morley, 7 
miles W. from Leeds. 

Woodhouse, W. R. (7). See 
Rastrick. 

Woodhouse, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Normanton, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 4 miles E. from 
Wakefield. 

Woodhouse, W. R. (7). See 
Huddersfield. 

Woodhouse, E. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Pockling- 
ton, division of Wilton Beacon, 1 mile 
N. from Pocklington. Here is the seat 
of R. Denison, Esq. 

Woodhouse, W. R. (7). See 
Wood Lane End. 

Woodhouse, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Emley, 
wapentake of Agbrigg, 8 miles S. W. 
from Wakefield. 

Woodhouses, E. R. (5) a hamlet in 
the township and pai-ish of Sutton upon 
Derwent, division of Wilton Beacon, 5 
miles W. from Pocklington. 

Woodhouse, Carr, Great, and 
Little, W. R. (5) three hamlets in 
the township and parish of Leeds, wa- 
pentake of Skyrack, 1 mile N. W. from 
Leeds. In this populous district a new 
church is proposed to be built under the 
late acts of parliament. 

Woodhouse, Upper, W. R. (5). 
See Rawdon. 

Woodhouse Yate, W. R. (4) a 
small hamlet in the township and pa- 
rish of Slaidburn, wapentake of Stain- 
cliffe, 1 mile N. from Slaidburn. 

Woodkirk, W. R. (8) . See Ards- 
ley West. The parochial chapel of 
West Ardsley bears the appellation of 
Woodkirk. 

Woodland Cottage, W. R. (5) 
See Bilton. 

Woodlands, W. R. (8). See Ad- 
wick in the Street. 

Wood Lane Hall, W. R. (7) a 
small hamlet in the township of Skir- 
coat, parish of Halifax, wapentake of 



Morley, 4 miles S. W. from Halifax. 
In this place is a very ancient mansion, 
called Wood House, bearing the date 
of 1580. 

Wood Lee, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Maltby, wa- 
pentake of StrafForth and Tickhill, 5 
miles W. from Tickhill. 

Woodlesford, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship with Oulton, in the parish of Roth- 
well, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6 miles 
S. E. from Leeds ; inhabitants, 1526. 
Woodley, E. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Kirkby 
Underdale, wapentake of Buckrose, 6 
miles N. from Pocklington. 

Woodmansea, E. R. (6) a town- 
ship in the parish of St. John's, Bever- 
ley, division of Hunsley Beacon, 2 miles 
S. E. from Beverley; inhabitants, 276. 
Wood Nook, W. R. (7) a hamlet 
in the township of Hunley, parish of 
Almondbury, wapentake of Agbrigg, 
4 miles S. W. from Huddersfield. 

Woodrow, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Shelley, parish of Kirk 
Burton, wapentake of Agbrigg, 7 miles 
N. from Penis tone. 

W t oodrow, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Methley, 
wapentake of Morley, 6 miles N. E. 
from Wakefield. 

Wood Seat, North and South, 
W. R. (8) two small hamlets in the 
township and parish of Ecclesfield, wa- 
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 6 
miles N. from Sheffield. 

Woodsets, W. R. (8) a township 
with Gilding Wells, in the parish of 
Laughton en le Morthen, wapentake of 
StrafForth and Tickhill, 7 miles S. from 
Tickhill ; inhabitants, 218. 

Woodside, W. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Kildwick, 
wapentake of Staincliffe, 2 miles S. 
from Skipton. 

Woodsome Hall, W. R. (7). See 
Farnley Tyas. 

Woodthorpe, W. R. (8) a hamlet 
in the township and parish of Sandal 



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Magna, wapentake of Agbrigg, 3 miles 
S. from Wakefield. Here is the seat of 
the Rev. Wm. Wood. 

Woodthorpe, W. R. (8). See 
Handsworth. 

Woolley, W. R. (8) a township 
in the parish of Royston, wapentake of 
Staincross, 5 miles N. from Barnsley ; 
inhabitants, 482 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, G. W. Wentworth, Esq. Wool- 
ley Park is the seat of G. W. Went- 
worth, Esq. 

' Wool Knowle, N. R. (5) a ham- 
let in the township and parish of Hov- 
ingham, wapentake of Rydale, 7 miles 
W. from Malton. 

Woolley Edge, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the preceding township. 

World's End, W. R. (5) a hamlet 
in the township of Bilton with High 
Harrogate, parish of Knaresborough, 
wapentake of Claro, 2 miles S.W. from 
Knaresborough. 

Wormley Hill, W. R. (8) a ham- 
let in the township of Sykehouse, parish 
of Fishlake, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 2 miles N. from Thorne. 

Worrall, W. R. (8) a hamlet in 
the township of Bradfield, parish of 
Ecclcsfield, wapentake of Strafforth 
and Tickhill, 5 miles N. W. from 
Sheffield. 

Worsall, High, N. R. (2) a 
township in the parish of Northaller- 
ton, wapentake of Allertonshire, 4 
miles S. W. from Yarm ; inhabitants, 
154 ; a chapelry to Northallerton. 

Worsall, Low, N. R. (2) a town- 
ship in the parish of Kirk Levington, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 5 miles S. 
from Yarm; inhabitants, 217. 

Worsborough, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship in the parish of Darfield, wapen- 
take of Staincross, 3§ miles S. from 
Barnsley ; inhabitants, 1392 ; a cha- 
pelry to Darfield. This pleasant vil- 
lage was anciently called Washinburgh, 
and in the reign of Edward IV. was the 
estate of his brother, George Duke of 
Clarence, supposed to have been suffo- 



cated in a butt of malmsey wine in the 
Tower. At Worsborough are Darley 
Hall, the seat of William Newman, 
Esq. ; Ouslethwaite House, the seat of 
William Elmshirst, Esq. ; and Wors- 
borough Hall, the seat of Francis Ed- 
munds, Esq. At Worsborough was 
born a forgotten controversial divine, 
on the catholic side, Obadiah Walker : 
his best work, " the Greek and Ro- 
man History, illustrated by coins and 
medals," 1692, is happily designed, 
though little known. 

Wortley, W. R. (8) a township in 
the parish of Tankersley, wapentake of 
Staincross, 8 miles N. from Sheffield ; 
inhabitants, 940 ; a perpetual curacy ; 
patron, Lord Wharncliffe. In this 
township is Conduit House, the seat 
of the Rev. Dr. Corbett ; and here is 
Wortley Hall, the seat of Lord Wharn- 
cliffe, the ancient domain of the Wort- 
ley family. In the century before the 
last, Taylor, the water poet, paid a 
visit to Sir Francis Wortley, at this 
place, and has given an amusiug pic- 
ture of the great gratification which he 
received from the knight's hospitality. 

Wortley, Upper and Lower, 
W. R. (5) a township in the parish of 
Leeds, wapentake of Morley, 3 miles 
W. from Leeds; inhabitants, 3126. 
Here is a chapel of ease to Leeds. 

Worton, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township of Bainbridge, parish of Ays- 
garth, wapentake of Hang West, 1 
mile S. E. from Askrigg. 

Wotiiersome, W. R. (5) a town- 
ship in the parish of Bardsey, wapen- 
take of Skyrack, 5 miles S. from We- 
therby ; inhabitants, 16. 

Wragby, W. R. (8) a parish in the 
wapentakes of Osgoldcross, Staincross, 
and Agbrigg, 5 miles S. W. from Pon- 
tefract ; a perpetual curacy ; patron, 
Chas. Winn, Esq. Wragby is not a 
township, its inhabitants being distri- 
buted in the townships of West Hard- 
wick, Hasle, Monk Hill, Ryhill, and 
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Wrangbrook, N. R. (1) a ham- 
let in the township of North Elmsall, 
parish of South Kirkby, wapentake 
of Osgoldcross, 7 miles S. from Pon- 
tefract. 

Wrelton, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Middleton, wapentake 
, of Pickering Lythe, 3 miles N. W. from 
Pickering ; inhabitants, 1 93. 

Wrenthorpe, W. R. (8) a town- 
ship with Stanley, in the parish of 
Wakefield, wapentake of Agbrigg, 1 
mile N. from Wakefield. Wrenthorpe 
seems to he an alteration from War- 
renthorpe, it being once a part of the 
manor belonging to the Earls War- 
renne ; by some strange corruption 
the place is now commonly called Po- 
tovens. 

Wressle, E. R. (5) a parish and 
township with Loftsome, in the divi- 
sion of Holme Beacon, 6 miles E. from 
Selby; inhabitants, 183; a vicarage, 
value 51. 13s. 9d.; patron, the Earl of 
Egremont. Wressle is remarkable for 
the remains of its ancient castle, built by 
Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, in 
the time of Richard II. : the castle and 
manor continued in the Percy family 
till the death of Josceline, the eleventh 
Earl of Northumberland, in 1670, when 
the barony of Percy descended to his 
daughter, who married Charles Sey- 
mour, Duke of Somerset ; the Seymours 
continued lords of Wressle till the 
year 1750, when the Duke of Somerset 
dying without issue male, his estates 
were separated ; those which came from 
the Percy family, were divided be- 
tween his daughter, who married Sir 
Hugh Smithson, and his nephew, Sir 
Charles Windham, who succeeded to 
the title of Earl of Egremont ; to this 
noblemen fell the Yorkshire estates of 
the Percy's, and in his descendant, the 
present earl, they now remain. Wressle 
castle was a quadrangular building with 
five towers, one at each corrier, and 
one over the gateway ; it was moated 
round on three sides, being erected on 



a site just sufficiently elevated to pro- 
tect it from the inundations of the river 
Derwent, the prospects which it com- 
mands are consequently totally unpic- 
turesque : in this castle, the Earls of 
Northumberland displayed a magnifi- 
cence, resembling, and scarcely inferior 
to that of the royal court ; their house- 
hold was established on the same plan, 
their officers bore the same titles, and 
their warrants ran in the same style : 
various curious information respecting 
this picture of feudal manners, are de- 
tailed in a scarce book, published in 
1770, by the Duke of Northumber- 
land, entitled, "The regulations and 
establishment of the household of Hen- 
ry Algernon Percy, the fifth Earl of 
Northumberland, at his castles of Wre- 
sill and Leckenfield, in Yorkshire, be- 
gun 15 12.' ' The civil war of Charles I., 
proved fatal to this splendid man- 
sion, as, notwithstanding the earl had 
espoused the parliamentarian cause, an 
order was issued, in 1650, for disman- 
tling Wressle castle ; three sides of the 
quadrangle were thrown down, the 
south side alone being left to serve as a 
manor house ; thus shorn of its great- 
ness, it was soon deserted as a man- 
sion by its lords, and was occupied as 
a farm house till the year 1796, when an 
accidental fire nearly completed its 
destruction, and the naked walls are 
now the only remains of this monu- 
ment of ancient greatness. The parish 
of Wressle contains the township of 
Newsholme and Brind. Entire popu- 
lation, 360. 

Wrose, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the 
township of Idle, parish of Calverley, 
wapentake of Morley, 3 miles N. from 
Bradford. 

Wycliffe, N. R. (1) a parish and 
township with Thorpe, in the wapen- 
s take of Gilling West, 2 miles. E. from 
Greta Bridge; inhabitants, 153; a rec- 
tory, value 14/. 125. !</.; patron, Francis 
Constable, Esq. Wycliffe Hall is the 
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nn ancient edifice, about the age of Ed- 
ward III. ; in the parsonage house, is 
a fine portrait of John Wickcliffe, by 
Sir Antonio More, a painter of the age 
of Philip and Mary, presented by Dr. 
Zouch, when rector of this parish, as 
an heir-loom to his successors : this 
morning-star of the reformation, doubt- 
less took his name from this place ; but 
Leland says, that the " great haereticus 
was borne at Spreswell, a poor vyllage, 
a good myle from Richmond:" pro- 
bably this is a mistake for Hipswell ; 
but though the precise spot cannot be 
ascertained, there is no doubt that 
Yorkshire has the honour of having 
given birth to John Wickliffe, in 1524. 
This undaunted defender of the " faith 
once delivered to the saints," after at- 
tacking, with great success, many of 
the abuses and the doctrines of the Ro- 
mish church, died in peace, at his rec- 
tory at Lutterworth, Leicestershire, 
1384. The Council of Constance, how- 
ever, more than forty years after, had 
the miserable spite to order his re- 
mains to be disinterred and burnt to 
ashes, which were cast into the Swift. 
The works of Wickcliffe were nu- 
merous, but they chiefly remain in 
MSS. : what particularly endears his 
memory to the protestant commu- 
nity, is his giving the example of trans- 
lating the scriptures into the English 
tongue, and thus tacitly admitting the 
right of private judgment. Wickliffe 
did not understand the Greek and 
Hebrew languages, and from too close 
an adherence to the idiom of the Latin 
Vulgate, his style is uncouth, and his 
language less intelligible than that of 
his cotemporary, the poet Chaucer : 
only the translation of the New Testa- 
ment has been printed. 

Wycomb, N. R. (6) a hamlet in 
the township and parish of Old Malton, 
wapentake of Rydale, 2£ miles N. E. 
from New Malton. 

Wykeham, N.R. (3) a parish and 
township in the wapentake of Picker- 



ing Lythe, 7 miles S. W. from Scar- 
borough ; inhabitants 582 ; a perpetual 
curacy; patroness, the Hon. Mrs. 
Langley. In 1153, Pain Fitz-Osbert 
endowed a priory of Cistercian nuns : 
nothing remains of the ancient struc- 
ture except the chapel, and part of its 
north end wall, which separates the 
burying ground from the garden of 
the manor house. Wykeham abbey, 
the seat of the Hon. Mrs. Langdale, is 
an elegant modern structure, and the 
plantations are judiciously disposed. 

Wykeham Grange, N. R. (3) a 
hamlet in the preceding township and 
parish. 

Wyton, E. R. (6) a township in 
the parish of Swine, wapentake of Hol- 
derness, 6 miles N. E. from Hull. Wy- 
ton Hall is the seat of Richard Harri- 
son, Esq. 

Y. 

Yafforth, N. R. (2) a township 
in the parish of Danby Wiske, wapen- 
take of Gilling East, 1$ mile W. from 
Northallerton , inhabitants, 149 ; a 
chapel of ease to Danby. 

Yapham, E. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Pocklington, division of 
Wilton Beacon, 2 miles N. from Pock- 
lington ; inhabitants, 114; a chapelry 
to Pocklington. 

Yarlsber, N. R. (4) a hamlet in 
the township of Ingleton, parish of Low 
Bentham, wapentake of Ewcross, 1 mile 
S. from Ingleton. 

YARM, N. R. (2) a parish, town- 
ship, and market town, in the wapen- 
take of Langbarugh, 9 miles N. W. 
from Stokesley, 43 N. N.W. from York, 
237 from London ; inhabitants, 1504 ; 
a perpetual curacy ; patron, the Arch- 
bishop of York ; market, Thursday ; 
fairs, Thursday before April 6, Holy 
Thursday, August 2, Oct. 19 and 20. 
Here is a free grammar school, en- 
dowed by Thomas Conyers, in 1588. 
The church was re-built about the year 
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it contains a window of painted glass, 
admirably executed by Peckett of York, 
the subject is Moses delivering the law 
on Mount Sinai. Here was an hospi- 
tal, founded by some of the family of 
Brus, before the year 1185, but even 
its site is now unknown. A house 
of Black Friars has also disappeared, 
which was founded by Peter de Brus, 
in 1240, and its site is occupied by the 
Friarage, the seat of Thomas Meynell, 
Esq. Yarm is surrounded on three sides 
by the river Tees, and as it stands very 
low, it has suffered greatly by inunda- 
tions: a remarkable flood took place 
at four o'clock in the morning of the 
14th of February, 1753, by the break- 
ing of the bank of the river, the waters 
of which had been increased by a sud- 
den thaw; about noon the flood had 
risen to the height of seven feet — the 
people, says a relater, got up into their 
uppermost rooms, where they had the 
melancholy prospect of a perfect sea in 
the streets, horses, cows, sheep, hogs, 
and all manner of household goods 
floating before them ; amongst other 
things, in the midst of this doleful 
spectacle, was a sow big with young, 
who had swam till her strength was 
quite exhausted, when a wheelbarrow 
having been carried down by the tor- 
rent, she contrived to get near it, and 
laying her nose and fore-feet in, she 
suffered herself to be carried by the 
flood, and thus got safe to land ; hap- 
pily no lives were lost. A second flood, 
in November 1771, three days after 
the eruption of Solway Moss, was still 
more calamitous : in this inundation 
the water rose twenty feet, and many 
of the inhabitants were taken into 
boats through the roofs of the houses; 
a large quantity of property and some 
lives were lost. Several similar, though 
less fatal visitations, have since taken 
place : to abate the violence of these 
floods, the ancient bridge of five nar- 
row arches was improved, and in 1805 
an iron bridge, of 180 feet span, was 



erected, but when nearly completed, 
the abutments gave way, and it fell 
down about midnight with a tremend- 
ous crash ; it has been replaced by 
an elegant and substantial bridge of 
stone. Yarm consists chiefly of one 
main street, running north and south, 
which is spacious and open, but dis- 
figured, like several towns in the north 
of England, by shambles and other un- 
sightly erections in the middle. It has 
no manufacture, its chief trade consist- 
ing in the exportation of corn, flour, 
cheese, butter, and bacon ; much sal- 
mon also is caught in the Tees, and 
the town partakes of the benefit of the 
fishery. The October fair brings a 
great influx of money and company : 
the place is considered somewhat insa- 
lubrious ; the lands in the parish are for 
the most part laid down in grass, and 
occupied by the tradesmen of the town ; 
their fertility, and the thriving appear- 
ance of the quickset hedges, give the 
country a pleasant appearance. The 
parish and township are co-extensive. 

Yateholme, W. R. (7). See 
Gateham. 

Yeadon, Upper and Nether, 
W. R. (5) a township in the parish of 
of Guiseley, wapentake of Skyrack, 4 
miles S. from Otley ; inhabitants, 2455. 
This populous township is chiefly occu- 
pied in different branches of the wool- 
len manufacture. 

Yearsley, N. R. (5) a township 
in the parish of Coxwold, wapentake 
of Birdforth, 5 miles N. E. from Eas- 
ingwold; inhabitants, 170. 

Yearsley Burton, N. R. (5) a 
hamlet in the preceding township. 

Yeddingham, E. R. (6) a parish 
and township in the wapentake of 
Buckrose, 10 miles N. from Sledmere; 
inhabitants, 127 ; a vicarage, value 
hi. As. 2d. ; patron, Earl Fitzwil- 
liam. Here was a small convent for 
nine nuns of the Benedictine order, 
founded, before the year 1168, by 
Roger de Clerc. 

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Yerby, N. R. (2) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Kirk Leatharn, 
wapentake of Langbarugh, 4 miles N. 
from Guisborough. 

Yews, W. R. (8) a small hamlet 
in the township and parish of Maltby, 
wapentake of Strafforth and Tick hill, 4 
miles W. from Tickhill. 

Yews, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the 
township of Bradfield, parish of Ec- 
clesfield, wapentake of Strafforth and 
Tickhill, 4§ miles N.W. from Sheffield. 
Yokefleet, E. R. (9) a township 
in the parish of Howden, wapentake of 
HoAvdenshire, 6 miles S. E. from How- 
den ; inhabitants, 199. 

Yokenthwaite, W. R. (4) a ham- 
let in the township of Buckden, parish 
of Arnecliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 
7 miles N. W. from Kettlewell. 

Yordas Cave, W. R. (4). See 
Thornton in Lonsdale. 

Yore, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the 
township and parish of Aysgarth, wa- 
pentake of Hang West, 4 miles E. 
from Askrigg. Here is a free gram- 
mar school, founded in 1601, by An- 
thony Beeson, for the children of four 
villages in the vicinity, to be taught the 
classics only ; the school-house is plea- 
santly situated on the banks of the Ure, 
at a small distance from Yore Mill, and 
the picturesque edifice, Yore Bridge. 

YORK, (5) a city, borough, and 
metropolis of the county, 199 miles 
N. N. W. from London ; inhabitants, 
20,787; but including St. Peter's Li- 
berty, York Castle, and St. Olave, 
Mary-gate ; entire population, 22,829. 
York contains the following parishes : — 
All Saints, in North-street; a rectory, 
value 41. Is. \\d. ; patron, the King. 
All Saints, in the Pavement; a rectory, 
with the vicarage of St. Peter the Lit- 
tle, value 51. 16s. 10§</.; patron, the 
King. * St. Andrew. St. Crux; a 

* The churches to those parishes, 
marked with an asterisk, are no longer 
standing. 



rectory, value 61. 16s. %<l.\ patron, 
the King. St. Cuthbert, with St. He- 
len on the Walls, and All Saints in 
Peaseholme ; a rectory, value 5/. 10s. 
10^. ; patron, the King. St. Dennis, in 
Walm-gate ; a rectory, with the vicar- 
age of Nabourn and St. George ; value 
41. 0s. lOrf. ; patron, the University of 
Cambridge. * St. Giles. St. Helen, 
in Stone-gate ; a vicarage, value 41. 
5s. 5rf.; patron, the King. * St. John, 
Delpike ; a rectory, with St. Trinity, in 
Goodram-gate. St. John, in Mickle- 
gate ; a curacy, with the vicarage of St. 
Lawrence. * St. John, at Ouse Bridge, 
a chapel. St. Lawrence and St. Nicho- 
las ; a vicarage, with the curacy of St. 
John, in Mickle-gate, value 5/. 10s. ; 
patron, the Dean and Chaper of York. 
St. Margaret, in Walm-gate ; a rector)-, 
with the vicarage of St. Peter le Wil- 
lows, value 41. 9*. 9fr/; patron, the 
King. St. Martin, in Coney-street ; a 
vicarage, value 41. ; patron, the Dean 
and Chapter of York. St. Martin, in 
Mickle-gate; a rectory, with the vicar- 
age of St. Gregory, value 5/. 16s. od. ; 
patron, N. Payler and others. St. 
Mary, Bishophill, senior ; a rectoiy, 
value 51. 0s. lOrf. ; patron, the Dean 
and Chapter of York. St. Mary, Bi- 
shophill, junior ; a rectory, value 5/. 
0s. 10//. ; patron, the Dean and Chap- 
ter of York. St. Mary, Bishophill, the 
New ; a vicarage, value 10/. ; patron, 
the Dean and Chapter of York. St. 
Mary, in Castle-gate ; a rectory, value 
21. 8s. 6$d. ; patron, the King. St. 
Maurice, without Monk Bar ; a vicar- 
age, with the rector}' of St. Trinity, in 
Goodram-gate ; patron, the King. St. 
Michael le Belfrey ; a rectory, with St. 
Wilfrid, value 21. 0s. 10//.; patron, the 
Dean and Chapter of York. St. Michael, 
in Spurrier-gate; a rectory, value 8/. 
12s. 14. j patron, the King. St. Olave, 
in Mary-gate ; a perpetual curacy; pa- 
tron, the King. * St. Peter the Little ; 
a vicarage, with the rectory of All 
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le Willows ; a vicarage, with the rec- 
tory of St. Margaret, in Walm-gate. 
St. Sampson, a chapel ; patrons, the 
Sub-Chanter and Vicars- Choral of 
York Cathedral. St. Saviour ; a rec- 
tory, value 5/. 6s. Sd. ; patron, the 
King. St. Trinity, in Goodram-gate ; 
a rectory, with St. John Delpike and 
the vicarage of St. Maurice, without 
Monk Bar, value 12/. 4*. 9f d. ; patron, 
the Archbishop of York. St. Trinity, 
in King's Court, alias Christ Church ; 
a vicarage, value SI. ; patron, the 
Master of Well Hospital. St. Trinity, 
in Mickle-gate. * St. Wilfrid ; a rec- 
tory, with St. Michael le Belfrey. 
Market, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sa- 
turday; fairs, Thursday and Friday 
before Candlemas day, Thursday be- 
fore Palm Sunday, Whit Monday, July 
10, August 12, Monday in the August 
race week, last week in September, 
Oct. 30, Nov. 15 and 22, Monday in the 
first whole week before Christmas day, 
and every other Thursday throughout 
the-year. The corporation of York con- 
sists of a lord mayor, recorder, twelve 
aldermen, two sheriffs, twenty-four 
assistants, called the council of twenty- 
four, and seventy-two common coun- 
cil-men, with some minor officers. It 
has returned two members to parlia- 
ment from the earliest period ; the 
right of voting being in the burgesses, 
amounting to the number of about 2500. 
Here are two free grammar schools, 
the one founded, in 1546, by Arch- 
bishop Holgate ; the other endowed 
by Philip and Mary, being the re- 
mains of a dissolved hospital. York, 
like most ancient cities in England, 
abounds in charity schools, hospitals, 
and alms-houses, endowed for the use of 
various poor persons, but too numer- 
ous to be specified in this place : the 
county hospital, the lunatic asylum, 
are admirable institutions, as well as 
the celebrated retreat, founded by the 
Society of Quakers, for the cure of the 
afflicted of their own community : the 



York Emanuel, for the assistance of 
the blind, is another of those institu- 
tions which can never be too often 
brought before the public, as afford- 
ing the most unquestionable benefit to 
a pitiable class of sufferers. York 
is situated on both sides of the river 
Ouse, where it is joined by the Foss : 
it cannot be called altogether a fine 
city, however interesting may be its re- 
mains ; it owes its importance to the Ro- 
mans, and has been called Altera Roma, 
from its supposed resemblance to the 
ancient metropolis of the world ; but 
scarcely upon abetter foundation, than 
that ' there is a river in Macedon and a 
river in Monmouth.' Nothing satis- 
factory is given of its original name, 
Eboracum, which is probably of British 
derivation, and is the principal city in 
all the Roman Itinera of the north 
of England, and the only point from 
whence antiquaries can with certainty- 
fix any station in the province : the re- 
mains of Roman architecture consist 
of the multangular tower, with the 
south wall of the Mint-yard, and the 
arch of Mickle-gate, forming the seg- 
ment of a circle, supporting a massy 
pile of Gothic turrets. The city of 
York, as it now stands, is nearly three 
miles in circuit; the walls are sup- 
posed to have been rebuilt by Edward 
I., on Roman foundations ; they form 
in many places an interesting and de- 
lightful promenade. The entrance into 
the city is by four principal bars or 
gates, and five posterns ; the gates, 
venerable for their antiquity, give name 
to the four districts, or wards, of the 
city, viz., Mickle-gate Ward, Bootham 
Ward, Monk-gate Ward, and Walm- 
gate Ward. A handsome new bridge 
of three arches, built in 1820, over the 
Ouse, has replaced its more picturesque, 
but most inconvenient predecessor ; the 
other bridges over the Foss have nothing 
remarkable ; the modern public build- 
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for the residence of the Lord Mayors 
of York. The title of Lord Mayor 
was assumed in the reign of Richard 
II. ; the old privilege attached to the 
Lady Mayoress, of retaining her title 
after the expiration of her husband's 
office, has been laid aside. The 
guildhall is a fine Gothic structure, 
built in the year 1446 ; the suite of 
assembly-rooms, built after a design 
of Lord Burlington's, is not surpassed 
in grandeur and extent by any similar 
establishment in the kingdom ; the great 
room is an Egyptian hall, from Pal- 
ladio, 112 feet in length, 40 feet in 
breadth, and 40 in height : the theatre, 
recently improved and embellished, is 
convenient as well as handsome : the 
cavalry barracks are spacious and ele- 
gant, and York possesses all the ad- 
juncts usual to an English city ; its 
courts of justice and prisons, its va- 
rious public offices, its benevolent in- 
stitutions, more or less of a public 
nature, and its meeting-houses for dis- 
senters of various denominations ; the 
race-ground, called Knaves Mire, is 
well adapted for the purpose, and the 
meetings, both in May and August, nu- 
merously attended ; but the interest of 
York, consists much more in its an- 
cient than in its modern structures. 
The castle, situated near the conflu- 
ence of the two rivers, was originally 
built by William the Conqueror ; on 
its site, forming three sides of a square, 
stand the county-hall, a superb struc- 
ture of the Ionic order; the record 
office, and the county prison, erected in 
1701, and esteemed one of the best 
constructed and most spacious in Eng- 
land ; adjoining to the castle, is a high 
mount, thrown up with prodigious la- 
bour and surrounded by a deep ditch ; 
on its summit stands an ancient round 
building, called Clifford's tower, a name 
derived from the family of its former 
wardens : it seems to have been the 
keep of the castle ; it was reduced to its 
present ruinous state, by a fire in 1685; 



on the opposite side of the river Ouse, 
is a corresponding mount, called the 
Old Bailey. York has few manufac- 
tures; it possesses considerable trade 
by the river, and vessels of 120 tons 
burden can come up the Ouse as far 
as its bridge. Its ecclesiastical build- 
ings, however, form the great attrac- 
tion of the city, though the numerous 
parish churches are commonly mean, 
and present little remarkable : St. 
Mary in Castlegate, is a beautiful struc- 
and distinguished by its lofty spire. 
The tower of All Hallows, or All Saints, 
in the Pavement, is crowned by a lan- 
tern, in excellent taste, built it is sup- 
posed in the 15th century, in which it is 
probable, that in ancient times, a large 
lamp was suspended as a mark for tra- 
vellers in crossing the vast forestof Gal- 
tres, north of the city. The church of St. 
Margaret, in Walm-gate, is remarkable 
for its singular porch, adorned with the 
signs of the zodiac, supposed to be of 
Saxon origin, and to have been brought 
from the dissolved hospital of St. Nicho- 
las. In York there were ten monas- 
teries and religious houses, and thirty 
churches and chapels, which have gone 
to decay, and for the most part have 
entirely disappeared, but the ruins of 
St. Mary's abbey, consisting of a part 
of the church and cloisters, still arrest 
the attention of the traveller, and ex- 
hibit a truly interesting appearance : 
during the summer of 1827, some 
workmen digging for the foundation 
of the new museum, disclosed several 
apartments of this once famous mo- 
nastery; many of the pillars, columns, 
and buttresses were brought to light ; 
they displayed very delicate sculpture, 
and the preservation in which this an- 
cient masonry appeared, after the lapse 
of so many centuries, was truly sur- 
prising : the site of the abbey compre- 
hends a circuit of 1280 yards ; in the 
wall were two gates : an abbey existed 
here in very ancient times, but being 
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about 20 years after, under the direc- 
tion of the abbot, Simon de Warwick, 
and the identical fabric was erected of 
which we behold the present remains. 
The wealth of St. Mary's abbey was 
enormous, and its privileges extensive ; 
its abbot was mitred, and had a seat in 
parliament, and his state was little in- 
ferior to that of the archbishop ; at the 
dissolution of the monasteries, this 
abbey with all its revenues falling to 
the crown, Henry the Eighth ordered 
a palace to be built out of its ruins, 
called the King's Manor, which is now 
occupied, partly as a school for young 
ladies, and partly as a national school : 
but the glory of York is its celebrated 
and magnificent cathedral; from the 
earliest conversion of the Northum- 
brian kings, a church has always ex- 
isted in this place, it had obtained 
a considerable degree of splendour, 
when it was accidentally destroyed by 
fire, with the greater part of the city, 
in the year 1 137. Of the present edifice, 
the oldest part is the south transept, 
built by Archbishop Walter de Grey, 
about 1228, which affords a beautiful 
specimen of the style of architecture 
then prevalent ; about 1260, John de 
Romain, father of the Archbishop of 
that name, built the north transept ; 
in 1291, the first stone of the nave was 
laid by Archbishop Romain, but it was 
not finished till the year 1330; the 
choir was re-edified by Archbishop 
Thoresbyin 1361, and soon after the 
lantern steeple was erected : thus this 
superb monument of the piety of for- 
mer ages, exhibiting an interesting 
specimen of the progress of Gothic 
architecture, was nearly 200 years in 
completing. Of all the parts of this mag- 
ficent structure, the date of the chap- 
ter house alone is unknown ; it is pro- 
bably of the age of Edward III. : the 
pavement of the Cathedral is of a recent 
date. This noble edifice was formerly 
so surrounded with buildings, that from 
no point an adequate view of the whole 



could be obtained ; but from measures 
now in contemplation, it is hoped 
this inconvenience will be speedily re- 
moved : the western front, with its 
two uniform steeples or towers, is ex- 
tremely rich ; this front was originally 
cloistered for the reception of statuary, 
but many of the niches have been de- 
prived of many of their former orna- 
ments; at the front are three en- 
trances ; over the principal door-way, 
is the figure of Archbishop Melton, and 
various tracery adorns the arch : the 
south transept is distinguished by a 
number of narrow and acutely pointed 
arches with slender pillars ; on the sum- 
mit is a little spiral tower, called the 
Fiddler's Turret ; over the entrance 
door, ascended by a flight of stone 
steps, is a Gothic window, and still 
higher a circular or marigold window 
of variegated painted glass : the south 
side of the choir is singularly rich in 
ornament : the east end of the church 
presents the great painted window, one 
of the finest in the world ; above it is 
seen the statue of the venerable founder 
of the choir, Archbishop Thoresby, in 
his archiepiscopal chair, mitred and 
robed ; the north side of the church is 
scarcely less superb than the south, 
and here may be seen the exterior of 
the Chapter house, with its singular 
buttresses ; like all large masses of 
building, the effect of the Cathedral, seen 
by moon-light from any aspect, bor- 
ders on the sublime. The interior of 
the church is in every respect answer- 
able to its outside grandeur. From the 
entrance at the western door, archi- 
tecture has rarely produced a vista of 
greater magnificence and beauty; the 
screen which separates the nave from 
the choir rising only just high enough 
to form a support for the organ, and 
not intercepting the view of the su- 
perb east window; another enchanting 
coup d'ceil is immediately beneath the 
lantern, from which point, the long- 
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the transept aisles, are all visible; the 
screen is a most curious piece of work- 
manship, supposed to be of the age of 
Henry VI. : the various parts of the 
interior of the church, exhibit the same 
gradations of the Gothic style, as the 
exterior; the eastern window, 75 feet 
high and 35 feet wide, is really a won- 
der; its date is 1405 ; and it displays a 
profusion of monarchs, priests, and 
saints, with many of the events re- 
corded in the scriptures : whoever wishes 
to be diverted by description run mad, 
may find entertainment in a work en- 
titled "the most delectable, scriptural, 
and pious history of the famous and 
magnificent great eastern window, ac- 
cording to beautiful portraitures in St. 
Peter's Cathedral, York," by Thomas 
Gent. The Chapter House is an ele- 
gant structure ; its form is an octagon 
of 03 feet in diameter ; the roof is sup- 
ported by a single pin geometrically 
placed in the centre ; each alternate 
side of the building possesses a win- 
dow rich in tracery and figured glass. 
The vestry contains several curiosities, 
the most ancient of which, is a large 
horn, by which the church of York 
held lands of great value, in the Saxon 
times, from Prince Ulphus: from the 
Reformation till the Restoration, this 
horn had disappeared, but was pre- 
sented again to the Cathedral, 1075, 
by Henry Lord Fairfax ; here is also a 
large bowl edged with silver, presented 
by Archbishop Scrope, to the cord- 
wainers company of York ; and also a 
superb pastoral staff of silver, seven 
feet long, which Catherine of Portugal 
gave to her confessor, when he was 
nominated Archbishop of York, by 
James II. The number of persons of 
rank and distinction, whose mortal re- 
mains are deposited in this venerable 
temple, is considerable ; but how differ- 
ent is the emotion inspired by tread- 
ing over the ashes of genius in West- 
minster Abbey, to the contemplation 
of the last abodes of mere wealth and 



greatness. Several appendages formerly 
surrounded the cathedral, and were de- 
tached from the city by walls closed by 
four pair of gates, which were shut 
every night ; of these buildings were 
the Register office, or the Archbishop's 
Prerogative court, the Deanry, St. 
William's College, for the parsons and 
chantry priests to reside in ; the Bed- 
dorn, or College of the vicars choral, 
and the Hall of Pleas for the liberty of 
St. Peter's ; the liberty of St. Peter, 
comprehends all those parts of the 
city and county of York which belong 
to the Cathedral; in the city it contains 
Dring Houses, in the parish of St. 
Mary Bishop Hill, part of the town- 
ship of Clifton, in the parish of St. 
Michael le Belfrey, and the Minster 
Yard, extra-parochial with the Bed- 
dern. In the county, the parish of 
Barmby on the Moor, E. R. ; the town- 
ship of Helperby, in the parish of Braf- 
ferton, N.R.; part of the parish of 
Brotherton, W.R.; part of the parish 
of Dunnington, E. R. ; the parish of 
Gate Helmsley, N. R. ; parish of Hax- 
by, N. R. ; part of the parish of Hes- 
lington, E. R.; parish of Husthwaite, 
N.R.; parish of Ulleskelfe, W. R.; 
part of the townships cf Norton and 
Wombleton, parish of Kirkdale, N. R. ; 
parish of Newbald, E. R. ; parish of 
Osbaldwick, N. R. ; part of the town- 
ship of Skelton, parish of Overton, 
N. R. ; parish of Salton, N. R. ; town- 
ship of Faxfieet, parish of South Cave, 
E.R. ; parish of Stillington, N. R.; 
parish of Strensall,N. R. ; part of the 
parish of Warthill, N. R. ; township of 
Langwith, parish of Wheldrake, E.R. ; 
the entire population of the liberty is 
9204. The Archbishop of York is 
styled Primate of England, in distinc- 
tion to the Archbishop of Canterbury, 
who is styled Primate of all England ; 
and to him is attached the honour of 
crowning the queen: the great anti- 
quity of the archiepiscopal see is un- 
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are, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, and 
Sodor and Man : the number of Arch- 
bishops of York, since the introduction 
of Christianity in the heptarchy, is 83. 
The following list shews the date of 
their accession : 

l.Paulinus 625 

2.Cedda 664 

3. Wilfrid 1 669 

4.Bosa 677 

5. St. John of Beverley 692 

6. Wilfrid II 718 

7. Egbert 730 

8. Albert 767 

9.Eanbald 1 780 

lO.Eanbald II 797 

ll.Wulsius 812 

12. W r ymondus 831 

13. Wilferus 854 

14. Adelbald 900 

15. Rewardus 921 

16. Wulstan 930 

17-Oskitell 955 

18. Athelwold 971 

19. Oswald .' 971 

20.Adulf 992 

21. Wulstan II 1003 

22. Alfrick Puttock 1025 

23. Kinsius 1050 

24. Aldred 1060 

25. Thomas 1 1070 

26. Gerard 1 100 

27. Thomas II 1109 

28.Thurstan 1114 

29. Henry Murdac 1140 

30. St. William 1153 

31. Roger 1154 

32. Geoffry Plantagenet 1190 

33. Walter de Grey 1216 

34. Sewal 1256 

35. Godfrey de Ludham 1258 

36. Walter Giffard 1265 

37. W. Wickwane 1279 

38. John le Romaine 1285 

39. Henry de Newark 1298 

40. Thomas Corbridge 1299 

41. William de Grenfield 1305 

42. William de Melton 1315 

43. William de la Zouch 1340 

44. John Thoresby 1352 



45. Alex. Nevile 1374 

46. Thomas Arundel 1388 

47.Robt. Waldby 1396 

48. Richard Scrope 1398 

49. Henry Bowet 1407 

50. John Kempe 1426 

51. William Bothe 1452 

52. George Nevile . . * 1464 

53. Lawrence Bothe 1476 

54. Thomas de Rotherham 1480 

55. Thomas Savage 1501 

56. Christopher Bainbridge 1508 

57. Thomas Wolsey 1514 

58. Edward Lee 1531 

59. Robt. Holgate 1544 

60. Nicholas Heath 1555 

61. Thomas Young 1561 

62. Edm. Grindal 1570 

63. Edwin Sandys 1576 

64. John Piers 1588 

65. Matthew Hutton 1594 

66. Tobias Matthew .1606 

67. George Montaign 1628 

68. Samuel Harsnet 1629 

69. Richard Neile 1631 

70. John Williams 1641 

71 . Acceptus Frewin 1660 

72. Richard Sterne 1664 

73. John Dolben 1683 

74. Thomas Lamplugh 1688 

75. John Sharp 1691 

76. Sir William Dawes, Bart 1713 

77. Lancelot Blackburne 1724 

78. Thomas Herring 1742 

79. Matthew Hutton. , 1747 

80. John Gilbert 1757 

81. Robt. Drummond 1761 

82. Wm. Markham 1777 

85. Hon. Edw. Venables Vernon. . 1808 

It is gratifying to observe, how 
large a proportion of the prelates, in 
this numerous list, has been raised 
to the archiepiscopal chair, solely in 
consideration of their merit and fitness 
to fill so distinguished a station. The 
history of York, in its earlier periods, 
presents more scenes of turbulence, 
confusion, and distress, than that of 
perhaps any city in the kingdom : its 
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to have been first fortified by Agricola. 
The Emperor Adrian, so early as the 
year 124, took up his station at York. 
The Emperor Severus came into Bri- 
tain to repel the incursions of the Ca- 
ledonians, and after chasing them back 
to their mountains, died here in 211 ; 
his obsequies were celebrated with ex- 
traordinary magnificence; the body be- 
ing placed upon a funeral pile, his sons 
applied the lighted torch, and his re- 
mains, reduced to ashes, were collected 
in a porphyry urn and carried to Rome. 
It is somewhat uncertain, whether the 
three mounts, a mile north-west of the 
city, called Severus's Hills, are natural 
elevations, or were raised by the Roman 
army in commemoration of this great 
commander. In York, Constantine, on 
the death of his father, assumed the 
purple j but it is now generally ad- 
mitted, that Eboracum did not give 
birth to this celebrated emperor. Lit- 
tle further is heard of York till after 
the departure of the Romans ; it suf- 
fered various vicissitudes, and was 
nearly destroyed to its foundations by 
the irruption of the Scots and Picts ; 
and during the whole turbulent period 
of the heptarchy, from the civil wars 
that incessantly prevailed, it always be- 
came the prize and the prey of the con- 
queror. In the ninth century, how- 
ever, after the union of the kingdoms 
of the heptarchy, York became the seat 
of a considerable commerce, as well as 
of the little portion of letters which 
then prevailed in the kingdom. Dur- 
ing the Danish invasions it was again 
burnt to ashes ; gradually reviving, it 
continued in a flourishing condition till 
soon after the Norman conquest, when 
the inhabitants calling in the Danes to 
their assistance, endeavoured to shake 
off the yoke, and put the garrison of the 
citadel to the sword ; a dreadful retri- 
bution followed, as William the Con- 
queror, enraged at the indignity, razed 
the city to the ground ; it again slowly 
recovered its importance, but in the 



reign of King Stephen, 1137, was once 
more totally destroyed by fire. The 
history of York, till this period, may 
be considered as decidedly melancholy, 
but thenceforward it enjoyed for some 
ages the blessings of peace and pros- 
perity. A most shameful and merci- 
less persecution of the Jews took place 
in the year 1190, when many of that 
devoted race took the desperate reso- 
lution of slaying themselves, with their 
wives and children, to escape the re- 
morseless hands of their hypocritical 
enemies. York, from its convenient 
situation, has often been the seat of 
political interviews between the kings 
and nobility of Scotland and England. 
In 1527 Edward III. ordered his ar- 
my to rendezvous here, in order to 
oppose Robert Bruce : a terrible quar- 
rel broke out between some Hain- 
aulters, who attended John Lord Beau- 
mont, and the English archers, in 
which many on both sides were slain : 
the next year the marriage of Edward 
was solemnized in the cathedral, and 
the quarrel was renewed between the 
Hainaulters and the English. During 
the wars of the Roses this city was fre- 
quently the rendezvous of the hostile 
armies ; after the battle of Wakefield 
the head of Richard Duke of York 
was placed on the top of Mickle-gate 
Bar, but this horrid spectacle was 
removed after the success of the 
battle of Towton. The city sincerely 
adhered to the Yorkist interest, and 
was never thoroughly reconciled to 
the Lancastrian monarch, Henry VII. 
The suppression of the religious houses 
by Henry VIII. was a terrible blow to 
the grandeur of York, and seriously 
injured the temporal, as well as spi- 
ritual, prosperity of the town. In or- 
der to make some amends for the losses 
and depredations committed, the court 
of the Lord President of the North was 
erected at York, by Henry VIII., in 
1537 ; this court was empowered to 
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the Trent, and of course drew a con- 
siderable influx of wealth ; it continued 
till the civil wars. At the accession of 
James I., that monarch visited York 
on his progress to London. In the ca- 
lamitous reign of Charles I. York was 
shaken to its centre; in 1640 the great 
council of peers assembled here, it did 
nothing, as nothing short of calling a 
parliament could be of any avail. Just 
previous to the rupture Charles made 
York his residence, where he remained 
five months. After hostilities actually 
commenced, York was the head-quar- 
ters of the royalists ; and in 1644 the 
city was besieged by the three parlia- 
mentary generals, Fairfax, Leven, and 
Manchester, who severely pressed their 
operations for the space of 11 weeks, 
but hearing of the arrival of Prince 
Rupert with reinforcements, they raised 
the siege, and abandoned their enter- 
prize; the battle of Marston Moor 
soon after following, totally reversed 
the state of affairs, and by the injudi- 
cious conduct of Prince Rupert, in 
leaving the governor, Sir Thos. Glen- 
ham, without the means of defence, 
York was soon after compelled to yield 
to the parliamentary forces : from this 
period, till the rebellion in the year 1 745, 
the history of York furnishes nothing- 
remarkable ; at that period the city 
was found enthusiastically attached to 
the House of Hanover. Since the time 
of Charles I. York has not been ho- 
noured with the presence of any reign- 
ing sovereign, though several branches 
of the royal family have occasionally 
paid it a visit, and the city for several 
centuries has given a title to some 
prince of the blood. It is remarkable 
how few persons of eminence York has 
given birth to: from the time of Al- 
cuinus, the pupil of Venerable Bede, 
and the friend and correspondent of 
Charlemagne, no name appears at all 
likely to be remembered, till that of Sir 
Thomas Herbert, the son of a merchant, 
a man more memorable for the peculiar 



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circumstance in which he was placed, 
than from the possession of extraor- 
dinary talent ; placed as a groom of the 
chamber about Charles I., he became 
attached to the person of his royal mas- 
ter, and continued with the King till 
the last fatal termination of his life ; 
he left an interesting account of the 
last two years of the life of that mo- 
narch, in a work which he calls Thre- 
nodia Carolina. Dr. Beilby Porteus, 
Bishop of London, was born in York, 
the youngest but one of nineteen 
children ; his parents were natives of 
Virginia, and came to England for the 
purpose of educating their family : this 
distinguished poet and divine died in 
1808, respected for his piety, learning, 
and moderation. •> 

York Gate, N. R. (5) . See Mel- 
meiby. 

YORKSHIRE. The County of 
York is incomparably the largest in 
the kingdom, being more than equal 
in extent to three counties of a mo- 
derate size; nor is it inferior to any 
in historical importance, natural pro- 
ductions, or commercial and manu- 
facturing opulence. From the trigo- 
nometrical survey, it appears that its 
area is 3,698,387 acres, or 5778 square 
miles. Yorkshire contains one city, 
13 boroughs, 59 market towns, 563 pa- 
rishes, 235,424 houses, and 1,173,187 
inhabitants. It sends 32 members to 
parliament. The number of freeholders 
who voted at the great contest for the 
county, in the year 1807, was 25,007. 
It is bounded on the north by Durham, 
on the west by Westmoreland and Lan- 
cashire, on the south by the counties 
of Chester, Derby, Nottingham, and 
Lincoln, and on the east by the Ger- 
man Ocean. Its length from east to 
west is about 150 miles, its breadth 
from north to south nearly 80 miles, 
and its circuit exceeds 400 miles. The 
exact date when it was first constituted 
a county seems lost in the darkness of 
antiquity ; though the commonly re- 
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ceived opinion would place this event 
in the reign of Alfred, the historian of 
York, Mr. Drake, supposes that the 
division of the kingdom of Northum- 
bria into shires did not take place ear- 
lier than the reign of Edward the Con- 
fessor. At the compilation of Domes- 
day Book the county was designated by 
the name of Eurewickshire, and was 
comprehended nearly within its present 
limits ; from its inconvenient extent it 
was soon divided into " thridings," 
or third parts, now corrupted into 
Ridings; nor was this division pecu- 
liar to Yorkshire, but common to most 
of the neighbouring counties, as ap- 
pears from the laws of Edward the 
Confessor : each Riding in Yorkshire 
is subdivided into separate wapentakes, 
29 in number, exclusive of the Ainsty ; 
but why these sub-divisions assumed 
that appellation has not been clearly 
explained ; the ancient ceremony men- 
tioned by Hoveden, of the freeholders 
of the hundred touching the spear of a 
new sheriff, on his arrival, with their 
own spear or weapon, is far from satis- 
factory ; it seems more probable that 
the wapentake was a military district, 
equivalent to the hundred in other 
parts of the kingdom, in which the 
inhabitants were associated in arms. 
Yorkshire was originally inhabited by 
the Brigantes, a tribe unknown to 
Caesar, and who did not submit to the 
Roman yoke till the reign of Vespasian, 
A.D. 71 ; this tribe occupied the coun- 
try from the Tyne to the Humber. It 
is remarkable that all the Brigantes, 
mentioned by ancient geographers, 
were found in mountainous tracts, and 
were men of fierce manners and de- 
predating habits ; these qualities have 
induced the French to call piratical 
ships brigantines. During the long 
space of 370 years, in which the Ro- 
man dominion lasted in Britain, that 
conquering people introduced the vari- 
ous arts of civilization, and their fa- 
mous high-ways are still discernible in 



various parts of this extensive district : 
the great Roman road, by some called 
the Watling Street, though its original 
designation is uncertain, entered the 
county near Bawtry ; it then passed 
through Danum or Doncaster to Cas- 
tleford, the ancient Legeolium ; it was 
continued thence to Tadcaster, and fur- 
ther to Eboracum, the chief seat of the 
Roman power in the north of Britain ; 
from Eboracum it proceeded to Isu- 
rium, now Aldborough, and from 
thence nearly in the direction of Lee- 
ming Lane to Cataracton, near Cat- 
terick, when deviating a little to the 
west, it proceeded in a straight line 
to the Tees, and entered the county of 
Durham at Pierse Bridge, in the parish 
of Gainsford : several other vestiges of 
minor Roman roads are discernible, 
particularly in the East Riding. After 
the departure of the Romans, the his- 
tory of Yorkshire is lost in the general 
confusion, till it appears as a part of 
the Anglo Saxon kingdom of Dcira ; 
under the reign of Edwin it became 
united with Bernicia, situated between 
the Roman walls, and together they 
formed the kingdom of Northumbria, 
one of the most powerful of the hep- 
tarchy ; it was under Edwin that Pau- 
linus introduced Christianity into the 
north, and baptized his numerous con 
verts in the river Swale. The turbu- 
lence of the subsequent age was incon- 
ceivable, as of fourteen kings that had 
assumed the Northumbrian sceptre, in 
the course of a single century, one only 
died in his bed. After the submission 
of the kingdom of Northumbria to 
Egbert, 827, the history of Yorkshire 
merges in the general history of Eng- 
land ; it partook of its full share of 
suffering from the piratical Danes ; and 
after witnessing the battle of Stamford 
Bridge, in which Harfager, King of 
Norway, was slain on the field by King 
Harold, it was compelled to submit to 
the iron yoke of William the Con- 
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of the province and its capital are 
united. To particularize with exact- 
ness the varieties of soil and the modes 
of culture, in such a district as York- 
shire, would require a volume. An 
ancient topographer says, " that the 
county is supposed to be blest with 
only a mixed share of fruitfulness. 
If in some places it is stoney, sandy, 
and barren, in others it abounds 
with pleasant and rich fields ; if in 
some it is bare of wood, in others it is 
covered with the thickest forests ; na- 
ture thus providently producing this 
variety, that the country is thereby 
rendered more pleasant and agreeable." 
The three Ridings, however, being dis- 
tinguished by some topographical pecu- 
liarities, are entitled to separate notice. 
THE NORTH RIDING compre- 
hends the whole northern part of the 
county, from side to side ; it is divided 
from the East Riding by the river Der- 
went, and from a part of the West by 
the river Ure ; it contains a surface of 
1,511,187 acres, or about 2048 square 
miles ; it is divided into twelve wapen- 
takes, Allertonshire, Birdforth, Bul- 
mer, Gilling East, Gilling West, Halli- 
keld, Hang East, Hang West, Lang- 
barugh, Pickering Lythe, Rydale, and 
Whitby Strand. Along the coast, near 
the German Ocean, the country is hilly, 
bleak, and cold ; the cliffs are from 50 
to 150 feet in height, and from thence 
the country rises very rapidly to the 
height of 5 or 400 feet, and a little 
further, successive hills, towering one 
above another, form the eastern moor- 
lands, consisting chiefly of grit-stone 
or free-stone. The soil along the 
north is a strong clay, and the hills 
abound with alum rock : the moor- 
lands are penetrated by a number of 
beautiful and somewhat fertile dales ; 
the surface in some of these moorlands 
is covered with large free-stones, on 
others are beds of peat or morass, 
highly dangerous to pass over : the in- 
terior part of the moorlands is bleak, 
dreary, and destitute of wood, where 



the traveller sees nothing but a few 
small sheep. The district of Cleve- 
land has a fertile clay and a red sandy 
soil : the Vale of York is not confined 
within any determinate boundaries ; be- 
ginning at the Tees, and extending to 
the southern limits of the county, near 
York it sinks into a perfect flat ; its 
soil is variable, but generally consist- 
ing of a loamy clay or gravel, more or 
less fertile, unmixed with minerals, un- 
less a small portion of iron-stone. The 
lower part of Swale Dale is extremely 
fertile, but is even exceeded by Wensley 
Dale, the soil of which, on the banks 
of the Ure, is a rich loamy gravel, 
affording the most luxuriant pasture : 
the western moorlands, though their 
altitude is greater than the eastern, yet 
being calcareous, on a lime-stone basis, 
they are much less barren, and many of 
the dales by which they are intersected 
consisting of rich loam, are extremely 
fertile. In Richmondshire are several 
mines of lead, which are wrought with 
great profit ; about the middle of the 
last century copper of good quality was 
produced at Middle ton Tyas, but the 
works have been long discontinued ; 
iron ore is found in various parts of 
the district, but with the exception of 
the alum and the lead, few of the mi- 
nerals are worked to advantage. The 
coal found in the North Riding is small 
in quantity, and bad in quality, and is 
scarcely used for other purposes than 
the burning of lime ; lime-stone, free- 
stone, and a coarse marble, are found 
in several places. The climate admits 
of some variety, the natural conse- 
quence of the different elevation or 
exposure of the soil ; in general it may 
be called severe, except in some shel- 
tered spots : the moorlands, both east- 
ern and western, from their great ele- 
vation, produce no wheat; enveloped 
in fogs and chilled with rain, they 
present an insuperable obstacle to any 
great agricultural improvement. In 
the North Riding landed property is 
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possessed by yeomanry, a large ma- 
jority of whose estates does not exceed 
two hundred pounds per annum ; most 
of the farms are let from year to year, 
and leases are unusual, but never- 
theless no part of England exhibits a 
tenantry longer established on their 
farms : the peasantry in general are 
sober, industrious, and orderly. Agri- 
culture cannot be said to have reached 
its highest perfection in the North Rid- 
ing, but improvements are every day 
carrying forward ; a large porportion 
of the land is in pasture, the humidity 
of the climate not permitting tillage 
with any prospect of advantage ; nei- 
ther barley nor rye is much cultivated ; 
meslin, or a mixture of wheat and rye, 
is common, and of this the household 
bread is made throughout the country, 
and used by families of every rank : 
the woodland is comparatively small 
in extent, though there is a consider- 
able quantity of timber in the hedge- 
rows. The short horned cattle, known 
by the name of the Tees Water Breed, 
by some called the Holderness, are 
considered as the largest in size which 
England produces : the sheep of Cleve- 
land are large and coarse boned, and 
their wool is harsh and dry ; the moor- 
land sheep are small ; in the western 
moorlands the whole of the wool was 
formerly worked up into knitted hosiery. 
The North Riding is particularly dis- 
tinguished for its breed of horses ; the 
Cleveland horses are strong and ac- 
tive, well adapted for the coach or the 
plough ; but those of the northern part 
of the Vale of York, by the introduction 
of the racing blood, are rendered the 
most valuable breed for the saddle ; and 
various breeds, more or less excellent, 
are distributed throughout the Riding. 
The principal rivers are the Tees, the 
Swale, the Ure, the Wiske, the Rye, 
and the Foss. The North Riding con- 
tains 36,748 houses, and 183,381 in- 
habitants. 

THE EAST RIDING comprehends 
the south-east part of the county; it is 



bounded on the east by the German 
Ocean, on the north and north-west by 
the North Riding, on the west by the 
West Riding, and on the south by the 
rivers Ouse and Humber ; it contains a 
surface of 819,200 acres, or 1280 square 
miles ; it is divided into seven wapen- 
takes, Buckrose, Dickering, Harthill, 
(subdivided into four beacons) Holder- 
ness, Howdenshire, Ouse, and Derwent, 
and the town and county of Hull ; in 
the population returns, the Ainsty is 
included in the East Riding, though its 
locality seems rather to place it in the 
west. The East Riding is less marked 
with the bold features of nature than 
the other parts of Yorkshire, though it 
affords some extensive and even mag- 
nificent views, especially when the 
Humber enters the prospect; it may 
be considered as three different dis- 
tricts, the Wolcls, a lofty range of hills 
in the centre of the Riding, and the two 
level tracts which lie east and west ; 
the level tract along the coast may be 
said to begin at Filey, but as far as 
Bridlington, it is diversified with lofty 
swells ; the climate is cold and vege- 
tation very backward in the spring : 
at Bridlington the country sinks into 
a flat, continuing nine miles to the 
south ; the eastern part of the wapen- 
take of Holderness, is a somewhat 
variegated country, but towards the 
western edge, near Driffield, it becomes 
a tract of fenny land, called the Carrs, 
and exhibits from thence to the Hum- 
ber, an extent of warp land formed by 
the course of ages, and increasing in 
depth as it approaches the river : in 
the whole tract, clay and loam are the 
predominant soils, and a judicious sys- 
tem of drainage has accomplished won- 
ders. The wolds are a magnificent as- 
semblage of chalk hills in the centre of 
the riding, the ascent to them is some- 
what steep, except on the eastern side ; 
their height is not supposed to exceed 
600 feet, and from their edges on every 
aspect, delightful views are obtained ; 
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commonly a free and rather light loam, 
with a mixture of chalky gravel. The 
third natural division of the East Riding, 
extends from the western foot of the 
Wolds, to the boundaries of the North 
and West Ridings ; this tract of land, 
called the Levels, is flat and unpic- 
turesque; the soil is in some parts 
clayey, in others sandy, generally fer- 
tile: the country here is overspread 
with villages and hamlets, but is ex- 
tremely dirty and disagreeable. Agri- 
culture is carried on with great spirit 
in the East Riding ; the farms, espe- 
cially on the Wolds, are large, and great 
improvements have taken place within 
the last half century, at the commence- 
ment of which period, barley and oats 
were the only kind of grain produced ; 
but at present, the declivities and vallies 
wave with plentiful crops of wheat. 
The rabbit warrens, which formerly 
abounded, have been ploughed out; 
and the breed of sheep has been much 
improved by crosses from the Leices- 
tershire breed; and numerous flocks 
are supported on the sheep-walks in the 
Wolds: quickset fences thrive well. 
In the Levels, vast commons have been 
enclosed and cultivated, and dreary 
wastes full of swamps, which could not 
be crossed without danger, are now 
covered with well-built farm-houses : 
the quantity of corn grown in the East 
Riding is fully equal to its consump- 
tion, and a large superfluity of its pro- 
ductions is exported : it :s much cele- 
brated for its breed of horses which are 
bought at the York and Howden fairs 
by the London dealers : quickset 
hedges thrive well, though here is but 
little wood, and the country is chiefly 
supplied with coal from Leeds and 
Wakefield. The climate admits of some 
variation, being colder on the eastern 
than on the western side of the Wolds, 
the hills breaking the force of the cold 
and raw winds from the German Ocean; 
near the coast fogs prevail : on the 



the air is sharp and the snow 
lies long: the Levels in the western 
part enjoy a milder climate, being 
sheltered from the easterly winds. The 
rivers of the East Riding are the Hull 
and the Humber ; it contains, including 
the Ainsty, the city of York, and the 
liberty of St. Peter's, 35,857 houses, 
and 190,449 inhabitants. 

THE WEST RIDING is by far 
the most extensive, being 95 miles 
from east to west, and 48 miles from 
north to south ; it is bounded on the 
north by the North Riding, on the east 
by the East Riding and Lincolnshire, 
on the south by the counties of Derby 
and Nottingham, and on the west by 
Cheshire, Lancashire, and Westmore- 
land ; it contains a surface of 1,568,000 
acres, or 2450 square miles; it is 
divided into 10 wapentakes, Agbrigg, 
Barkston Ash, Claro, Ewcross, Mor- 
ley, Osgoldcross, Skyrack, Staincross, 
Staincliffe, and Strafforth and Tickhill. 
The face of the country in the West 
Riding is very irregular, but in general 
terms it miay be divided into three large 
districts, gradually varying from a 
level and marshy, to a rocky and moun- 
tainous region ; the flat and marshy part 
of the Riding lies on the eastern side, 
along the banks of the Ouse, but may 
be said to terminate to the westward, 
on an imaginary line drawn from Don- 
caster to Sherborne : the middle part, 
as far to the westward as Sheffield, 
Bradford, and Otley, rises gradually 
into hills, and is a beautifully diversi- 
fied country: beyond Sheffield to the 
west, scarcely any thing is seen but 
black moors, which terminate in the 
range of mountains on the borders of 
Lancashire : the western part of Cra- 
ven presents a confused heap of moun- 
tains, amongst which Pennigent, 
Whernside, and Ingleborough, are 
eminently conspicuous ; amidst this 
wild region, many beautiful and ro- 
mantic vallies present themselves, the 
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dale, Wharfedale, and the dale of Aire. 
The nature of the soil, in a district of 
such opposite qualities, varies from a 
deep strong clay and rich loam, in the 
eastern level part, to the worst kind 
of peat earth, in the western moors : 
the middle part of the Riding is chiefly 
loam on a lime-stone bottom ; the basis 
of the mountains in Craven is lime- 
stone ; and this accounts for the ap- 
parent phenomena of the disappear- 
ance of the waters in Goyden pot-hole, 
and in the caves of Craven, circum- 
stances not uncommon in lime-stone 
countries. The agriculture of the West 
Riding is hardly equal to the scientific 
mode of cultivation practised in the 
East; a large part of the district is 
exclusively kept in grass; almost all 
the arable land is enclosed with hedges 
or stone walls, and some of the mea- 
dows are of the most exuberant ferti- 
lity ; a very great proportion of the 
Riding is possessed by small proprie- 
tors ; upon the moors vast quantities 
of sheep are bred ; a greater propor- 
tion of wheat is raised than of any 
other grain, neither rye nor barley be- 
ing much cultivated : in the eastern 
marshes, the raising of potatoes is no 
inconsiderable object, and flax is culti- 
vated to a great extent. Draining is 
assiduously attended to in the West 
Riding, and irrigation is resorted to 
when practicable ; but one of the great- 
est improvements which the low lands 
can receive, is by the practice of warp- 
ing ; this is done by letting in the tide 
on lands adjoining to rivers and lying 
below the level of high water; this 
method converts a miserable into a 
fertile soil ; near the banks of the Ouse, 
one tide alone will deposit an inch of 
sediment : warped land is well adapted 
for the growth of wheat, potatoes, or 
flax. Less regard is paid to the breed 
of cattle in the West than in either of 
the other Ridings ; the horses com- 
monly are smaller and less beautiful : 
besides the short horned cattle, or IIol- 



derness, there is also the Craven, or 
long horned ; it is said that the short 
horned breed produces more milk, but 
that the quality of that article in the 
long horned, is richer and more suitable 
to the purposes of the dairy: there 
is also a mixed and very hardy breed, 
well adapted to a wet and precarious 
climate. The sheep in this Riding have 
been crossed by so many various 
breeds, that all distinctions are con- 
founded; the moor sheep have com- 
monly black faces with long legs. The 
quantity of oak and ash in the West 
Riding is considerable, and the timber 
meets with a ready market. The climate 
is as various as its surface : towards the 
east, damps and fogs are prevalent; 
in the middle district, the air is sharper, 
clearer, and more heathful; in the 
western parts, it is chilly and rainy; 
and the mountains of Craven and 
Blackstone Edge are the most foggy, 
wet, and stormy districts in England; 
the climate, however, is not esteemed 
insalubrious. In the West Riding are 
great quantities of coal, iron-stone, 
lead, and vast quarries of lime-stone ; 
the mines of coal, as well as the quar- 
ries of stone, may indeed be esteemed 
inexhaustible ; in the low and level 
tract near the Ouse, none of these ma- 
terials are found : the lime-stone dis- 
trict begins in the line between Don- 
caster and Tadcaster, and almost the 
whole country to the westward is a 
lime-stone rock : the coal mines are 
the most numerous in the tract be- 
tween Leeds and Wakefield, and in the 
neighbourhood of Bradford, Barnslcy, 
and Sheffield : iron is found in great 
quantities near Bradford, and often in 
the same mine with coal ; in these 
mines, the coal which lies above is of 
an impure and inferior kind, under it 
there is often a stratum of iron-stone, 
and beneath that, at the depth of 70 or 
80 feet below the surface, a vein of 
excellent coal : the principal lead mines 
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the westward of Pateley Bridge. But the 
manufactures of the West Riding are its 
peculiar distinction, for which the local 
advantages of the country are admirably 
adapted ; they comprise broad and nar- 
row cloths of all qualities, and every 
kind of woollen goods; and the cut- 
lery and plated goods supplied by the 
workmen of Sheffield : these manu- 
factures have had a very sensible effect 
in promoting the agriculture of the 
district, by affording a ready market 
for eveiy sort of provision ; and much 
land, originally barren, has been occu- 
pied in small portions by persons who 
do not consider farming as a business, 
but who keep a cow to supply their 
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to market. The inland navigation is 
admirable, most of the large manufac- 
turing towns possessing either a river 
or navigable canal. The principal 
rivers are, the Aire, the Calder, the 
Dearne, the Don, the Nidd, the Ouse, 
the Ribble, the Skell, and the Wharfe. 
The West Riding contains 162,819 
houses, and 799,357 inhabitants. 

Youlthorpe, E. R. (5) a town- 
ship with Gowthorpe, in the parish of 
Bishop Wilton, division of Wilton Bea- 
con, 5 miles N. from Pocklington ; in- 
habitants, 111. 

Youlton, N. R. (5) a township in 
the parish of Alne, wapentake of Bul- 
mer, 5 miles S.W. from Easingwold; 
inhabitants, 56. 



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